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Peyton Manning: Reps key for Luck to return to form
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, shown here in a Nov. 19 photo, needs repetitions, according to Peyton Manning.Photo: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
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Peyton Manning knows a thing or two about injuries, as he was relegated to the role of a spectator for the 2011 season with an ailing neck.
Manning said that repetitions are key when attempting to return from a lengthy absence, much like the one that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is enduring after sitting out the entire 2017 campaign with a shoulder injury.
“Everything is an individual thing, so you have to be careful speaking on it since injuries are different,” Manning told ESPN while attending Wednesday’s Pro-Am at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio. “But it’s also universal. For me, I was a (repetition) guy. I liked to get all the reps on practice. The theory of 10,000 reps, I believe in that. I felt like I was kind of behind because I hadn’t gotten the reps even though you have a lot in the bank. It took me a few games before I felt like I was coming back. Getting as many reps as possible is key.”
Luck’s return will come with an adjustment period, according to the five-time NFL Most Valuable Player.
“For me, coming off missing the entire year with the neck, I knew I was going to have to play a different kind of way, a different sort of physical state,” Manning said. “I was looking for things like positive feedback from receivers on whether the ball felt the same coming in and then when you get into the game and you throw a deep out. We played a preseason game and I threw a deep comeback route, and that was a thing to check off the box. You want to do everything for the first time again. You want to get hit, you want to make a tight throw, have a two-minute drive. I wanted to do all those things again.”
Colts coach Frank Reich said on May 23 that he anticipates Luck will start throwing between the end of minicamp on June 14 and the start of training camp in late July.
Luck, who is a three-time Pro Bowl selection, admitted he “pushed a little too hard” in his attempt to return to action after having surgery to repair a torn labrum on Jan. 15, 2017.
Recurring soreness in Luck’s shoulder prompted the Colts to finally shut him down two weeks after he returned to practice in early October. The 28-year-old Luck was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 2.
Luck started all 16 games in each of his first three seasons, guiding Indianapolis to identical 11-5 records. After he was limited to seven starts in 2015, he made 15 starts in 2016, throwing for 4,240 yards and 31 touchdowns versus 13 interceptions.
For his career, Luck has completed 1,570 of 2,651 passes (59.2 percent) for 19,078 yards with 132 touchdowns and 68 interceptions. He has 286 rushing attempts for 1,442 yards and 14 more TDs.
Last season, the Colts finished 4-12 with Jacoby Brissett starting 15 games at quarterback. Brissett completed 58.8 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,098 yards and 13 touchdowns with seven interceptions.
The Colts are 43-27 with Luck under center during the regular season, and they are 10-16 when he does not play.
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Apple’s iPhone Share Is Static But iPad Is Tumbling
Don Reisinger
Apple’s iPhone is holding steady, but in the United States, the company’s iPad is falling out of favor, according to new data from research firm eMarketer.
In the U.S., 43.5% of smartphone owners will be using the iPhone by the end of 2016, nearly matching last year’s iPhone market share of 43.3%, according to the report. In 2014, Apple’s iPhone market share stood at 42.3%.
By the end of 2016, 52% of smartphone owners will be running an Android-based device, up from 51.7% in 2015.
Although Apple’s (AAPL) market share isn’t moving in smartphones, the number of Americans actually using its smartphone is. In fact, nearly eight million more iPhones will be in use in the U.S. by the end of 2016 compared to 2015.
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The research firm didn’t say exactly why the iPhone’s market share is static despite more customers owning the handset. However, Apple’s iPhone 7, which it launched last month, has proven popular among early adopters and is believed to be more successful to this point than its predecessor, the iPhone 6s.
On the tablet front, though, Apple isn’t doing so well. While its iPad is still the most popular tablet in the U.S., its market share fell below 50% for the first time in 2015. By the end of this year, its market share will fall to 47.8% and decline to 44% by 2020, according to eMarketer.
Even in the home entertainment market where Apple offers its Apple TV set-top box, things could be better. At the end of this year, Apple TV’s market share will reach 11.3%, falling behind Google (GOOGL) Chromecast’s 16.8% market share and Roku’s 16.4% share, eMarketer says.
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Still, looking ahead, things are looking up for Apple. The company’s Apple Pay, a mobile-payments service that lets users make payments in-store or online with their iPhones or iPads, is well-positioned in a growing market. While the research firm didn’t share Apple Pay market share figures, it said that the U.S. mobile proximity payments market, which includes payments made with smartphones, will reach $27.7 billion this year, and will more than double to $62.5 billion next year.
Better yet, the number of mobile payments users in the U.S. will soar from 38.4 million this year to 76 million by 2020.
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Simple Fun: How do you Enjoy Playing Videogames?
As the New Year begins, reflection of the Old Year takes precedent. The World Wide Web is awash with Top and Bottom lists of Games from 2014. The general consensus seems to be that last year saw a few excellent games hovering above a majority of… games of a significantly lower calibre. Big promises were left unfulfilled, which left the community somewhat dejected. I personally had a good year of gaming, but I have spent the last two months playing Skyrim… so my opinion probably doesn’t count.
I’m quite often late to the party when it comes to games. I’m a patient sole whose always been taught to save the pennies. The only game I played on its release date last year was Destiny, which was a gift from my fiancé. Otherwise I’ve been enjoying my time playing Xbox 360 and PS3 games that were released months and, in some cases, years after their release. This has often meant that I have played a videogame long after the media hype or critical sneering has died away.
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Author Rufus ScottPosted on January 15, 2015 July 16, 2019 Categories GamerTags blog, crysis, dead space, destiny, enjoy, enjoyment, fun, gaming, playing, redheadpeak, simple, sniper elite, videogames1 Comment on Simple Fun: How do you Enjoy Playing Videogames?
Do You Care for Quick Time Events?
I’m okay with Quick Time Events. There, I said it. Don’t worry; I’m aware that bad QTEs exist. After all, gamers often state categorically that they “love video games” knowing full well that bad games exist. Similarly, I’m fond of Quick Time Events despite the fact that many examples are quite awful. Quite a lot of them actually…
Let’s face reality: QTEs aren’t going anywhere, whether you like them or not. We could, as a gaming community, continue to scowl angrily each time an unwelcome prompt appears on screen. Or we can embrace this game-play quirk. Rather than dismissing all QTEs, perhaps we could classify what makes a ‘Good QTE’, and ask for more of that ilk?
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Author Rufus ScottPosted on August 13, 2014 June 3, 2019 Categories GamerTags call of duty, dead space, gaming, God of War, QTE, Quick Time Events, resident evil, space marine, tomb raider, video games, walking dead3 Comments on Do You Care for Quick Time Events?
What video game features would improve your everyday life?
I’m at odds with myself. On the one hand, I would really like to own a grappling hook. Video games have shown me the immense enjoyment of this item. Characters like Batman, Link, Scorpio and even Sackboy all look like they are having the best of times bounding across the landscape using their hand-held winch. I can’t be the only gamer to have contemplated our normal lives made better with this contraption. The simple acts of crossing the road or travelling to work would be so much more entertaining.
On the other hand… the grown-up, rational side of my brain is quick to point out that owning a grappling hook in real life would not produce the results I’m expecting. If I wasn’t slamming into the sides of buildings I’d be popping my shoulder out of its socket at a hundred miles an hour. It would only be a matter of time before I accidentally grappling-hooked the side of a speeding car as I tried to crossed the road, or knocked out a passer-by with a poorly judged shot. Sure, that grown-up side isn’t very fun, but it’s keeping me from causing mischief and harm.
Whilst I’m depressingly aware that the majority of the gadgets and gizmos seen in video games are off limits to us mere mortals, there are aspects of gaming that would benefit our normal, mundane lives. There are several passive, harmless features of gaming that would have a positive influence on the real world if they were transferred across. Furthermore, the examples below may seem like ridiculous ideas (and well, they are) but I do however believe they could be employed to real life in some capacity.
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Author Rufus ScottPosted on May 12, 2014 May 21, 2019 Categories GamerTags dead space, dialogue options, everyday life, features, gamer, gaming, mass effect, objective markers, sims, status bars, video game, zeldaLeave a comment on What video game features would improve your everyday life?
Why do the silent start speaking in sequels?
I’m sure that if I asked you to name your favourite video game characters, your list would include one or two silent individuals. Many of the most legendary protagonists are taciturn, and are often respected for staying quiet. Unvoiced characters often let their actions (or their games) speak for them.
Whilst many of these voiceless stay hushed, the decision to grant speech has occurred in many game sequels. In the past, this could be attributed to what games were capable of doing – voice acting in video games didn’t develop until the 1980s. Nowadays, this character change needs to be considered carefully. In my opinion, the addition of a character voice can change the very foundations of a game. Occasionally, a franchise will eject its original silent protagonist for a speaking lead, which has a definite impact on how the next game plays out.
Below are a few examples of games that gave their heroes permission to speak. I discuss how I reacted to the change, and the difference that change made.
1. Isaac Clarke from the Dead Space series
In Dead Space 1, Mr Clarke arrived on the space ship USG Ishimura, to find the crew had been reduced to reanimated corpses suffering with serious finger nail overgrowth and a tendency to hug and kiss a little too enthusiastically. Now, if this was you or I, we might have something to say about the situation…
“Oh my word” we might say. “There are an awful lot of monsters trying to chew my face off. I am slightly perturbed by this predicament, and find this whole scenario quite taxing.” And so on.
Isaac Clarke however relies on a series of grunts and groans to communicate his feelings as he trudges, stomps and blasts his way through his own personal nightmare. At no point did I find Isaac’s silence off putting. On the contrary, in a game where isolation and paranoia factor heavily, the absence of a lead voice added to the atmosphere. Mr Clarke was alone and he knew it.
Then he starts talking in Dead Space 2. I know why they made the decision; I understand that they wanted to flesh out the story and the characters. At the end of the day, it hardly breaks the game. I just didn’t appreciate the change. The inclusion of more speech detracts from the lonely-helpfulness of the original. There were some other people in the first game, which Isaac refused to speak to, but in the second game he jabbers on with anyone who will listen. If he can talk, why did he never call out to his girlfriend in the first game? That was the whole reason he was there.
I also never felt that Isaac needed more character. Dead Space was a game designed to scare the player, to make us feel insecure and lead us to question what was going on around us. We didn’t need to connect with Clarke to play the first game, so why are we being told to make friends with him in the sequel?
2. Jak from the Jak and Daxter series
Jak and Daxter are a little arrogant. They celebrate the collection of every Power Cell with the bravado of an entire football team. There’s a level of self-assured smugness about Jak too. In the end though, he turns out to be a charming protagonist. In Jak and Daxter: the Precursor Legacy, his physical reactions – eye-rolling, shoulder sagging, head shaking – convey all the audience needs to know about the current situation. With the bubbly Daxter quipping from his shoulder, Jak was never called on to say anything. He didn’t need to; he was the hero and he was going to get things done, high-fiving and fist-bumping all the way.
Then Jak is given a voice. Not just a voice though, he gets an overhaul. Everything from his hairstyle to his underlying personality were remodelled. The sequel itself is leagues apart from the predecessor. The series took a sudden left turn into ‘dark and edgy’ territory, and slung a pile of personal baggage over Jak’s shoulders.
The overhaul is one of the reasons why I personally accepted the ‘Talking Jak’. The transition itself is dealt with pretty well. There’s a defining moment early on the game when Jak begins talking, and it’s instantly used to show that the hero has gone dark and brooding. He never needed to say anything when he was happy saving the day. After two years in prison he’s got issues he needs to resolve. Daxter’s comedy relief is not only welcome, but is now also pretty important in keeping Jak on the right side of the line that separates Good and Evil. The jokes at the expense of Jak’s former silence are a nice touch.
“Maybe this guy’s a mute, like you used to be.”
3. John “Soap” MacTavish from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series
The Call of Duty games are full of mutes. From World at War to Black Ops, the world is seen through the eyes of numerous people, and most of them remain hushed. There are (and I’m sure to be chastised for a miss-count) six playable characters in the first Modern Warfare and the majority of your time is spent in the head of John MacTavish. He’s happy to act as trigger finger for the player without making a sound. This lends itself to the ‘every man’ feeling of the First Person Shooter; you’re playing as a character, but it’s really you that’s saving the day.
When Modern Warfare 2 rolled round, “Soap” MacTavish got a voice. The problem is… he’s really weird about it. When he’s a Non-Playable Character fighting alongside you, he’ll chat freely. When you take control of him in the final few missions of the game, he goes quiet again. It could be that MacTavish is conforming; maybe the “CoD characters don’t speak in first-person” is actually a strictly enforced rule. Either that, or when the player ‘pilots’ MacTavish, they’re actually sitting on the part of his brain that controls speech.
4. Claude from the Grand Theft Auto series
As mentioned, sometimes it’s the game that changes rather than the Player Character. When Claude rolled up in Grand Theft Auto 3, the franchise was greatly advanced. The world was now 3D, the story and characters more fleshed out. The one thing that was yet to change – Claude, like his ancestors, was entirely silent. He would walk up to a payphone or into a cutscene. The mission giver would talk at Claude, congratulate him on the good work he had done so far, and then offer him a new mission. Then Claude would walk off again. Half the time, he wouldn’t even nod or show any sign that he had understood the instructions; he would just leave.
The fact that Claude was mute (he is the one very literal mute on this list) made no difference to the enjoyment of this Grand Theft Auto. In fact, from an immersion/gameplay point of view, it could be argued that his lack of voice made sense. The fact that he never comments on missions or describes how he feels about characters illustrates that Claude is not invested in the story, which (let’s face it) many people wouldn’t be either. It often seems strange in later GTA games that the protagonist will spend two minutes of a cutscene expressing raw, barely-controlled hatred for an antagonist in the game, but between missions the same character can spend their time collecting taxi fares or shooting pigeons. Claude’s lack on investment makes sense inside the GTA sandbox.
Having said that, the Grand Theft Auto games that followed have all been superb. The next instalment, Vice City, still holds the title of ‘favourite GTA game’ in my brain. Whilst the more story-driven approach tends to go against the free-roam nature of the franchise, allowing protagonists like Tommy Vercetti and Niko Bellic to talk has made (at least) one positive change to series: whoever you are playing as…it’s their story now. In GTA 3, you’re completing a random bunch of missions for other people; fixing their problems for them. From Vice City onwards, you were completing missions so that you could succeed; fixing problems so that you rise to the top.
5. Jack from the BioShock series
This is the most recent transition from silent protagonist in the list. Again, the new, talkative character also came with a bold new direction for the series. Or at the very least, a new altitude (look at how clever and witty I am).
Jack isn’t completely silent in BioShock. He says/thinks an introductory statement, and then shuts up for the duration. Just as Isaac’s silence allows the atmosphere to press in on the player in Dead Space, so too does Jack’s reluctance to speak. Jack is clearly confused by underwater madness of Rapture and it’s equally doolally occupants, and we share in his puzzlement.
Booker DeWitt is Jack’s opposite when it comes to all things oratory. Not only does he spend the length of the game conversing with the ever-enchanting Elizabeth, but he will also comment on pretty much anything remotely interesting. Whilst Jack is determined to sneak and creep around the maze of pressurised tubes of the underwater asylum, DeWitt bounds around Columbia, commenting on the scenery, the enemies he faces, the contents of bins…everything.
Now of course, these are two very different games. Yes, one is in the sky and one is in the sea. The moods and atmospheres are different. The stories too, are contrasting. I believe that the use of speech in BioShock Infinite was necessary for such a dramatic change to work. DeWitt’s relationship with Columbia, Elizabeth and his back story would not carry the same narrative weight without his verbal contributions.
It also goes some way to showing that FPS protagonists can have voices. Although… Infinite does have a few weird moments where DeWitt is talking about things he remembers… but you’re playing as him and only hearing these things for the first time… which means the way you perceive Booker and his surroundings are different to how Booker sees things…which means you’re not seeing the world from his perspective… but you are literally seeing the world through his eyes… now I have a nosebleed.
How do you feel about silent characters that gain voices, or the games that abandon the silent character?
Do you disagree with my assessment of any of these sequels?
What other examples of this transformation are worth mentioning? (I’ve missed a few obvious, big series like Sonic, for example.)
Author Rufus ScottPosted on February 20, 2014 February 8, 2015 Categories GamerTags bioshock, blog, call of duty, dead space, gta, jak and daxter, modern warfare, sequel, silent, silent protagonist, video games, voice actingLeave a comment on Why do the silent start speaking in sequels?
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Words || Ashley Darling
It is 2018. It’s the height of the straw-ban craze. It’s a normal day for me.
I get up, get dressed, and go to uni. The bus arrives at Macquarie Centre, I buy a chicken wrap meal that, of course, comes with a drink. It does not, however, have a straw. Nor are there any straws available for me to grab.
After, I walk into the uni and sit down with my friends to eat. I ask my friends if they have any straws and they do not. Someone does go to find one for me and I say thank you and continue with my meal.
At home that same day after uni, my family watches TV while eating dinner. An ad comes on where a guy is at a bar, asks for a straw, and everyone glares at him judgmentally. For weeks I had been — and sometimes still am — subjected to anti-straw campaigns and a morality about straw usage. The ad made me feel ashamed that I asked for one earlier, I felt ashamed that I was using one at that moment.
They made me feel ashamed of my disability.
I have three disorders, one is Small Fibre Neuropathy (SFN), the other two I’m not going to disclose. SFN is nerve damage, for me it exists in my toes, the sides of my feet, up the outside of my right leg, down the backs of my forearms, into the side of my left hand, and throughout most of my right. The sensation of nerve damage is not something that is easily described. It feels like pins-and-needles on fire whilst simultaneously being frozen, it’s a loss of sensation yet everything is amplified, and even the brush of a loose thread can be excruciating. It is caused by one of the other disorders and is exacerbated by a fourth. Chronic illnesses are a buy-one-get-a-hundred-free deal.
Three of my many disorders cause me to have tremors, one even means I dislocate my wrists and fingers from time to time. Another causes me to not only have tremors, but also have episodes where I cannot sit up without passing out, for which I require a positionable straw — and no, a bottle with a nozzle doesn’t cut it, when these episodes happen I don’t have enough control to stop myself from letting in too much water.
They are not constant and unchanging, they flare and fade. Sometimes I can hold a fancy cocktail glass and swish it around, other times my hands shake so badly I can’t pick a bottle up without spilling it or hitting myself in the face.
Straws are a necessity for anyone who has shaking, weak or no hands. They make up only a tiny proportion of the population, so a total ban feels very much like an empty gesture.
But what about materials other than plastic, you ask?
They all have issues. A widely distributable alternative must not be a choking hazard, an injury risk, non-positionable, expensive, difficult to clean, or not high temperature safe. Additionally, whether a straw is recyclable or not is dependent on the type of polypropylene used.
I am completely for reducing plastic waste but shaming disabled people for using plastic straws is not the best way to go about your activism. Instead the onus should be on the manufacturer to use the right kind of plastic and/or develop an appropriate alternative.
“But why don’t we just limit straws to disabled people?”
Not all disabilities are visible, my disabilities are only visible through mobility aids. Limiting access like this would likely involve people needing to prove their disabilities. We shouldn’t have to justify our existence in public spaces, and a person’s disability is, strictly speaking, none of your business.
“Am I ableist for previously supporting a full ban?”
Not necessarily. Although you should reflect on why you didn’t consider us sooner.
“I still think we need a full ban/stop whining over something so tiny.”
A minor inconvenience for you is a huge barrier to us. Imagine having every single business refusing to serve you a drink. Imagine people scoffing at you for using oven gloves. No subtitles on a TV in a noisy bar is an inconvenience to hearing people, but it is an exclusion for deaf and Hard of Hearing people. The fact is that for many disabled people plastic straws are a tool that allow us to live our lives. Using people who use straws as an excuse for a ‘moral panic’ masks the people who are actually at fault: the manufacturers.
The whole straw debacle is really just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to power dynamics and the systems of oppression that able-bodied people hold over us. It feels like they are using this as an excuse to claim to be morally superior.
Bringing the straw ban discourse to a wider point would be demonstrative of performative progressivism. The people I see advocating for a total straw ban are usually the same people who will label themselves as ‘woke’ and will say that they support disabled people. In reality, they have no idea what it actually means to be an ally. These people will share ‘inspiration porn’ and claim that by sharing it they are spreading something uplifting and inspirational, when in fact, they have no idea how horribly inappropriate it is. Stella Young’s TedTalk is a great source on this particular issue.
When I advocate for my community I often find myself faced with people who will agree with me face to face, but when I am not around they will harass people in accessible parking spaces who ‘look’ able-bodied. The issue we have here is one of able-bodied people fighting for, and doing, at the very least, basic research into many different forms of activism, yet failing to do so for ableism whilst assuming they already know what we need and what’s best for us. This results in situations where the needs of disabled people will be completely ignored, or even ones where able-bodied people will try to ‘help’ us but only end up doing harm. These people have no idea what we actually need, and think we need things that we don’t.
We all have a horror story or two where someone has moved our mobility aids without permission, talked to us in baby voices, asked us to do something that we can’t do without causing harm to our bodies, or promised to provide accommodations without actually following through — looking at you Campus Wellbeing.
Time and time again, we are being left behind in the broader social equality movement. Australia still has segregated schools. There was an uproar about Trump’s impression of a disabled reporter, yet people fail to mention how his healthcare policy will lead to the deaths of disabled people. Japan had its worst mass murder since WWII, a massacre of 19 disabled people in 2016, which was a clear hate crime, and barely anyone reported it. I’m in no way suggesting a boycott or anything, but despite the good they’ve done for other groups, Black Panther and Wonder Woman both featured the disabled villain trope and used able-bodied actors, Andy Serkis as Ulysses Klaue and Elena Anaya as Dr. Maru. The highest grossing film of all time, James Cameron’s Avatar, is a cure narrative written by an able-bodied person and 18 per cent of best actor awards at the Oscars have gone to able-bodied actors playing offensive disabled roles, yet only two disabled people have ever won in any category at all, the last of which was Marlee Matlin more than three decades ago. After Stephen Hawking’s death, Twitter was filled with tributes of empty wheelchairs, sometimes with a figure walking away, and comments about ‘leaving it behind,’ despite backlash from the Disabled community labelling it as insensitive.
The moment I finish trying to explain these issues to people, I know what the next words out of their mouth will undoubtedly be:
“I hadn’t thought about it like that.”
I understand that this is a legitimate realisation for you about an issue you knew nothing about, but to me it sends a very clear message. You’ve only just now realised that we deserve equal access. You’ve only just now realised removing our healthcare can be an act of eugenics and genocide. You’ve only just realised that our deaths are ignored in the media, that our disabilities are not an indicator of moral standing, that a cure is not everyone’s top priority, and that abled people shouldn’t tell our stories for us.
You’ve only just realised we are more than a two-dimensional pity receptacle. That within our own community we are diverse in needs. That we are as complex as you are.
When we speak up against what we find offensive, able bodied people still insist that they know better than we do. When we are capable of detailing our argument eloquently, we are told that we are not disabled enough to know what we’re talking about. When we are not, we are labelled as too disabled to know what we are talking about. And when we speak up for what we need, society has shamed us into feeling the need to apologise for asking for our basic rights.
At this point you might be asking, what can I do better? The answer to that is to listen to us, think about us, and raise our voices while not speaking over us. Before condemning the use of straws, hands free umbrellas, or hands free sock aids as unnecessary, ask yourself, who needs this? Will they be hurt by it’s removal?
Lucy MacCulloch
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Streets: A Memoir by Bella Cohen Spewack, Author of 'Kiss Me, Kate'
Created Dec 7, 2018 | Updated Jan 4, 2019
Streets, Bella Cohen Spewack, New York: 1995
Bella Cohen Spewack (1899-1990) isn't a household name. But the things this witty New Yorker wrote may be very familiar. Have you ever heard the phrase 'Boy meets girl' as a plot summary? That comes from a line in a play she co-wrote with her husband, Samuel Spewack. Bella and Sam wrote other plays and screenplays, too: ever heard of the Cary Grant film My Favourite Wife? They were nominated for an Academy Award for that one. Their most famous work was the Shakespeare-inspired musical Kiss Me, Kate, with music by Cole Porter. Bella excelled at screwball comedy and penned wry lines like this:
The studio has fired you. You have the worst temper in show biz. You bit King Kong and gave him rabies!
Bella Spewack was also a good businesswoman. If you've ever bought a box of Girl Scout Cookies, you have Bella Spewack to thank - she was the press agent who came up with the idea. As a journalist, she broke the story of Anna Anderson, who claimed to be the Romanov princess Anastasia.
If this brief resumé leads you to assume that Bella Cohen Spewack sailed through life on a sea of urban privilege and carefree circumstance, you would be very, very wrong. The woman who riffed so effortlessly on Shakespeare was born in Romania1 and grew up in breathtaking poverty on New York City's crowded Lower East Side. Her childhood reads more like Brecht than Noel Coward. This is probably why her memoir Streets, which she wrote at the age of 23, wasn't published until after her death. It's an unblinking and vivid look at a childhood filled with deprivation, suffering, and violence – and it makes riveting reading.
Life in the Streets of New York
In the summer, the street talked on its stoops2. In the winter, it talked in hallways and more briefly in airshafts. It rarely whispered. That was not the way of the Street.
- Bella Spewack, Streets, p66
One of the main characters of Bella Spewack's memoir is the Lower East Side itself: streets crowded with houses and tenements. A tenement was a wooden structure, usually jerry-built, erected next to or behind a more stable building. Tenements had few amenities, were firetraps, and were rented out to the desperately poor. Around the time Bella Cohen and her mother arrived in New York City, two-thirds of its people, about 2.3 million people, lived in these 80,000 tenements. It wasn't an easy existence. A family would rent a three-room apartment and, if they were lucky, a toilet they didn't have to share. In turn, they would take in 'boarders' who paid them rent (if they could collect it). Boarders slept everywhere: in the living room, in the kitchen, under the staircase.
Children who grew up in this environment learned a lot about human behaviour at a very young age. Sometimes, what they learned made them fearful. In Bella Cohen's case, it made her determined to make a better life for herself, her mother, and her baby brothers. It also encouraged her to cultivate her mind.
I was now twelve and acutely conscious of the sordidness of the life about me. To escape, I hid behind my books and built up a life of my own... My mother and the boarder with whom she was in love did not exist for me as vividly as did Queen Guinevere or my piano teacher with her long neck and her long fingers.
Bella fought to stay in school. While most of the children of her generation ended their education at 13, and found jobs – low-paying, and with long hours – to support their families, Bella insisted on attending high school. Her mother backed her decision, but they had to fight the charity organisations, who frequently threatened to withdraw their support unless every able-bodied member of the family was working. Bella worked on Sundays. She sat up nights sewing with her mother. In the summer, she travelled to a resort or boarding school to work as a maid, kitchen helper, or waitress – sometimes all three. Whatever she earned went to help the family.
Everyday Joys and Tragedies
At midnight, I opened my eyes with an effort. There, on the window ledge, sat three rats, as large as week-old kittens, regarding us in the bed with excited squeaks.
- p83
Life in the slums was a day-to-day fight against poverty, dirt, and disease. The overcrowding meant that people lived in what Bella called 'tumultuous uneventfulness.' Her mother, abandoned as a young wife in Romania, remarried when Bella was 12, and had two more children. Her second husband, a shiftless boarder, left one day and never returned. The mother and children endured, moving from one scary, filthy tenement to another.
Bella and her mother made friends with people as poor and hardship-ridden as themselves. There was laughter as well as tears. Bella and her young female friends occasionally ventured into strange territory, taking the streetcars as far up Manhattan as 96th Street once to visit a beloved teacher from the settlement house3. 96th Street and its luxuries seemed like another country to them. They explored a department store: their discovery of an escalator led to delight and rides that only ended when a floorwalker threw the young riff-raff out.
To widen her horizons, Bella took piano lessons at the settlement house. She haunted the public library. To get more books, she decided to walk another two miles and get a second card so that she could borrow from another branch library. When the duplication was discovered, she received a letter explaining that this wasn't allowed. She and her friend couldn't stop giggling when the letter began, 'Dear Madam'. Bella's journey into the world was made in tiny steps of learning.
The memoir ends with the same bittersweet combination of small victories in the midst of heartbreak as the rest of the book. At 16, graduated and beginning to make money as a journalist, Bella rushes home with her newfound, modest wealth, only to find her brother Hershey dying of a malady that no one can understand or cure.
A World Gone By
It was all so hopeless. When would it all end? I began to drowse and dreamed consciously – that a vast fire destroyed the slums but no one was hurt. Everybody went to the country and there were no more slums.
A vast fire didn't destroy the slums, but even as Bella Cohen Spewack was writing her memoir in 1922, 'urban renewal' was causing some of the streets to disappear forever. Tenements were being torn down. One of the worst streets where the Cohens had lived, in an area called Dead End, was being gentrified. The process wasn't completed until after the Second World War, when the United Nations buildings were constructed there. New York's streets are an ever-changing configuration.
Bella earned her way uptown – and around the world, including lengthy work stays in Moscow and Berlin – with the same felicity of phrase as marks Streets.
...when the heat was such that men and cats exchanged pitying glances...
...when it was so hot that even the workmen on the boats forgot to swear...
As usual, I had a book before my eyes. To my mother, that was proof enough that my ears were not functioning.
In this book, you will find much that is strange. You will learn about a world in which children played a game called 'Did you find a rat in your milk today?', and where abandoned women resorted to 'mimetic magic' to fetch their wandering husbands home. You will also find a world that is familiar: where young people court, and lonely men entertain children with fairy tales, and the poor work hard to make a living. Streets is well worth your time. There are lessons to be learned here about the past, but also about the present. You may find yourself looking around you and wondering where the Bellas of today are, and what you could do to help them.
Streets can be purchased in hardcover, paperback, or Kindle edition. You can look for it at your public library. Or you can get on the waiting list at Internet Archive.
Would you like to see a recreation of what the Streets looked like in Bella Cohen's day? The film Hester Street is Joan Micklin Silver's loving recreation of life on the Lower East Side, based on the 1896 novel Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto by Abraham Cahan. A good deal of the film is in Yiddish, Bella Cohen Spewack's native language. But you can read the subtitles.
Streets was first published in serial form in the magazine of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Yes, there's a museum. They give guided tours. If you're in New York City, tear yourself away from the glittering skyscrapers and go find out how the other half lived.
1Some sources claim Bella Cohen was born in Bucharest, others in Transylvania. 2A stoop is a set of steps leading from the sidewalk to the front door. In New York City, the word 'stoop' is a leftover from the vocabulary of the original inhabitants, who were Dutch. Groups of neighbours sitting and gossiping on a stoop were a common sight.3A settlement house provided educational, recreational, cultural, and social services to the poor in the inner city. Pioneer social worker Jane Addams built the most famous settlement house, Hull House, in Chicago.
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KAFKA: A LIFE IN PRAGUE
by KLAUS WAGENBACH
More than eight decades after his death, the works of Franz Kafka continue to intrigue and haunt us. Even for those with only a fleeting acquaintance with his unfinished novels, or his stories, diaries and letters, ‘Kafkaesque’ has become a byword for the menacing, unfathomable absurdity of modern existence. Yet for all the universal significance of his fiction, Kafka’s writing remains inextricably bound up with his life and work in the Czech capital Prague, where he spent every one of his 40 years.
Klaus Wagenbach’s biography provides a meticulously researched insight into the author’s family background, his education and employment, his attitude to his native city, his literary influences, and his relationships with women. The result is a fascinating portrait of the 20th century’s most enigmatic writer, in whose works, as W. G. Sebald recognised, ‘literary and life experience overlap’.
Klaus Wagenbach is a publisher and renowned Kafka expert. He has written six books on Kafka, including Kafka: A Biography of his Youth and Kafka’s Prague.
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Is Alkaline Diet The Secret To Weight Loss ?
The Role of pH in Various Cells, Organs, and Membranes
The Alkaline Diet: Is There Evidence That an Alkaline pH Diet Benefits Health ?
Much has been written in the lay literature as well as many online sites expounding on the benefits of the alkaline diet. This post is an attempt to balance the evidence that is found in the scientific literature.
Life on earth depends on appropriate pH levels in and around living organisms and cells. Human life requires a tightly controlled pH level in the serum of about 7.4 (a slightly alkaline range of 7.35 to 7.45) to survive 1).
When it comes to the pH and net acid load in the human diet, there has been considerable change from the hunter gather civilization to the present. With the agricultural revolution (last 10,000 years) and even more recently with industrialization (last 200 years), there has been an decrease in potassium (K) compared to sodium (Na) and an increase in chloride compared to bicarbonate found in the diet. The ratio of potassium to sodium has reversed, K/Na previously was 10 to 1 whereas the modern diet has a ratio of 1 to 3.
It is generally accepted that agricultural humans today have a diet poor in magnesium and potassium as well as fiber and rich in saturated fat, simple sugars, sodium, and chloride as compared to the preagricultural period. This results in a diet that may induce metabolic acidosis which is mismatched to the genetically determined nutritional requirements.
With aging, there is a gradual loss of renal acid-base regulatory function and a resultant increase in diet-induced metabolic acidosis while on the modern diet. A low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet with its increased acid load results in very little change in blood chemistry, and pH, but results in many changes in urinary chemistry.
The human body has an amazing ability to maintain a steady pH in the blood with the main compensatory mechanisms being renal and respiratory. Many of the membranes in our body require an acid pH to protect us and to help us digest food. It has been suggested that an alkaline diet may prevent a number of diseases and result in significant health benefits.
Looking at the clinical research, there does not seem to be enough evidence that milk or cheese may be as detrimental as suggested since phosphate does benefit bone health and result in a positive calcium balance. However, another mechanism for the alkaline diet to benefit bone health may be the increase in growth hormone and resultant increase in osteocalcin. There is some evidence that the K/Na ratio does matter and that the significant amount of salt in our diet is detrimental. Even some governments are demanding that the food industry reduce the salt load in our diet. High-protein diets may also affect bone health but some protein is also needed for good bone health. Muscle wasting however seems to be reduced with an alkaline diet and back pain may benefit from this as well. An alkaline environment may improve the efficacy of some chemotherapy agents but not others.
The pH in our body may vary considerably from one area to another with the highest acidity in the stomach (pH of 1.35 to 3.5) to aid in digestion and protect against opportunistic microbial organisms. But even in the stomach, the layer just outside the epithelium is quite basic to prevent mucosal injury.
The skin is quite acidic (pH 4–6.5) to provide an acid mantle as a protective barrier to the environment against microbial overgrowth. There is a gradient from the outer horny layer (pH 4) to the basal layer (pH 6.9). This is also seen in the vagina where a pH of less than 4.7 protects against microbial overgrowth.
The urine may have a variable pH from acid to alkaline depending on the need for balancing the internal environment. Foods can be categorized by the potential renal acid loads.
Fruits, vegetables, fruit juices, potatoes, and alkali-rich and low phosphorus beverages (red and white wine, mineral soda waters) having a negative acid load.
Whereas, grain products, meats, dairy products, fish, and alkali poor and low phosphorus beverages (e.g., pale beers, cocoa) have relatively high acid loads.
Proponents of the Alkaline Diet say that when we load up on excess amounts of protein, sugar, caffeine and other highly processed foods, our pH levels are thrown off track, our bodies become more acidic, and that can lead to weight gain and disease. The remedy, they say ? Eat fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and other “alkaline-promoting foods” such as soy products, legumes, and certain nuts and grains. “Acid-promoting foods”, which include meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, processed foods, white sugar, white flour, and caffeine, are discouraged.
Because alkaline promoting foods has a higher pH level than does acid promoting foods, proponents say that it can neutralize acid in your bloodstream, boost your metabolism and help your body absorb nutrients more effectively. Some even say that alkaline promoting foods can help prevent disease and slow the aging process. Researchers haven’t verified these claims.
Moreover there is a major flaw with this premise: Our bodies maintain their pH balance regardless of what we eat ! In fact, the body has several mechanisms to ensure that pH levels are highly controlled at different specific levels. For example, the stomach has a pH ranging from 1.35-3.5. It must be acidic to aid in digestion. Our blood must always be slightly alkaline, with a pH of 7.35 to 7.45.
Despite this, many of those following an alkaline plan insist on testing the pH of their urine multiple times per day to make sure that their bodies aren’t too acidic. This is a waste of both time and money. While diet and other metabolic processes can affect the pH level of your urine, what you eat does not determine your blood’s pH level. And the pH of your urine has no effect on weight loss and no correlation with the risk of cancer or inflammation-related medical conditions.
There is some good news for fans of alkaline eating. The Alkaline Diet is a plant-based and discourages added sugar, so it may help your weight and health, although not because of the pH. People who eat balanced, plant-based diets tend to have lower risks of chronic diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes. There is also research indicating that vegetarian diets may lead to lower risk for some types of cancer. However it is not clear yet if these lower cancer rates are due to diet alone, or other lifestyle factors that often go in tandem with plant-based diets (like not smoking).
As for weight, a diet rich in whole grains and fruits and veggies, and low in processed foods may be a good way to get or stay slim, however you’ll still need to pay attention to portion sizes, total calorie intake and exercise regularly.
Chronic Acidosis and Bone Disease
There is online information promoting an alkaline diet for bone health as well as a number of books. However, a recent systematic review of the literature looking for evidence supporting the alkaline diet for bone health found no protective role of dietary acid load in osteoporosis 2).
There is evidence that in healthy humans the increased sodium in the diet can predict the degree of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis when consuming a net acid producing diet 3). As well, there is evidence that there are adverse effects of sodium chloride in the aging population. A high sodium diet will exacerbate disuse-induced bone and muscle loss during immobilization by increasing bone resorption and protein wasting 4). Excess dietary sodium has been shown to result in hypertension and osteoporosis in women 5), 6). As well, dietary potassium which is lacking in the modern diet would modulate pressor and hypercalciuric effects of excess of sodium chloride 7).
Excess dietary protein with high acid renal load may decrease bone density if not buffered by ingestion of supplements or foods that are alkali rich 8). However, adequate protein is necessary for prevention of osteoporosis and sarcopenia; therefore, increasing the amount of fruit and vegetables may be necessary rather than reducing protein 9).
Alkaline Diets and Muscle
As we age, there is a loss of muscle mass, which may predispose to falls and fractures. A three-year study looking at a diet rich in potassium, such as fruits and vegetables, as well as a reduced acid load, resulted in preservation of muscle mass in older men and women 10). Conditions such as chronic renal failure that result in chronic metabolic acidosis result in accelerated breakdown in skeletal muscle 11). Correction of acidosis may preserve muscle mass in conditions where muscle wasting is common such as diabetic ketosis, trauma, sepsis, chronic obstructive lung disease, and renal failure 12). In situations that result in acute acidosis, supplementing younger patients with sodium bicarbonate prior to exhaustive exercise resulted in significantly less acidosis in the blood than those that were not supplemented with sodium bicarbonate 13).
Alkaline Supplementation and Growth Hormone
It has long been known that severe forms of metabolic acidosis in children, such as renal tubular acidosis, are associated with low levels of growth hormone with resultant short stature. Correction of the acidosis with bicarbonate 14) or potassium citrate 15) increases growth hormone significantly and improved growth. The use of enough potassium bicarbonate in the diet to neutralize the daily net acid load in postmenopausal women resulted in a significant increase in growth hormone and resultant osteocalcin 16). Improving growth hormone levels may improve quality of life, reduce cardiovascular risk factors, improve body composition, and even improve memory and cognition 17). As well this results in a reduction of urinary calcium loss equivalent to 5% of bone calcium content over a period of 3 years 18).
Alkaline Diet and Back Pain
There is some evidence that chronic low back pain improves with the supplementation of alkaline minerals 19). With supplementation there was a slight but significant increase in blood pH and intracellular magnesium. Ensuring that there is enough intracellular magnesium allows for the proper function of enzyme systems and also allows for activation of vitamin D 20). This in turn has been shown to improve back pain 21).
Alkalinity and Chemotherapy
The effectiveness of chemotherapeutic agents is markedly influenced by pH. Numerous agents such as epirubicin and adriamycin require an alkaline media to be more effective. Others, such as cisplatin, mitomycin C, and thiotepa, are more cytotoxic in an acid media 22). Cell death correlates with acidosis and intracellular pH shifts higher (more alkaline) after chemotherapy may reflect response to chemotherapy 23). It has been suggested that inducing metabolic alkalosis may be useful in enhancing some treatment regimes by using sodium bicarbonate, carbicab, and furosemide 24). Extracellular alkalinization by using bicarbonate may result in improvements in therapeutic effectiveness 25). There is no scientific literature establishing the benefit of an alkaline diet for the prevention of cancer at this time.
Alkaline diets result in a more alkaline urine pH and may result in reduced calcium in the urine, however, as seen in some recent reports, this may not reflect total calcium balance because of other buffers such as phosphate. There is no substantial evidence that this improves bone health or protects from osteoporosis.
Alkaline diets may result in a number of health benefits as outlined below 26):
Increased fruits and vegetables in an alkaline diet would improve the K/Na ratio and may benefit bone health, reduce muscle wasting, as well as mitigate other chronic diseases such as hypertension and strokes. There is some evidence that the K/Na ratio does matter and that the significant amount of salt in our diet is detrimental.
The resultant increase in growth hormone with an alkaline diet may improve many outcomes from cardiovascular health to memory and cognition.
An increase in intracellular magnesium, which is required for the function of many enzyme systems, is another added benefit of the alkaline diet. Available magnesium, which is required to activate vitamin D, would result in numerous added benefits in the vitamin D apocrine/exocrine systems.
Alkalinity may result in added benefit for some chemotherapeutic agents that require a higher pH.
From the evidence outlined above, it would be prudent to consider an alkaline diet to reduce morbidity and mortality of chronic disease that are plaguing our aging population. One of the first considerations in an alkaline diet, which includes more fruits and vegetables, is to know what type of soil they were grown in since this may significantly influence the mineral content. At this time, there are limited scientific studies in this area, and many more studies are indicated in regards to muscle effects, growth hormone, and interaction with vitamin D.
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2. ↵ Fenton TR, Tough SC, Lyon AW, Eliasziw M, Hanley DA. Causal assessment of dietary acid load and bone disease: a systematic review & meta-analysis applying Hill’s epidemiologic criteria for causality. Nutrition Journal. 2011;10(1, article 41). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114717/
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4. ↵ Frings-Meuthen P, Buehlmeier J, Baecker N, et al. High sodium chloride intake exacerbates immobilization-induced bone resorption and protein losses. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2011;111(2):537–542. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21596917
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7. ↵ Morris RC, Jr., Schmidlin O, Frassetto LA, Sebastian A. Relationship and interaction between sodium and potassium. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2006;25(3):262S–270S. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16772638
8. ↵ Barzel US, Massey LK. Excess dietary protein may can adversely affect bone. Journal of Nutrition. 1998;128(6):1051–1053. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9614169
9. ↵ Heaney RP, Layman DK. Amount and type of protein influences bone health. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008;87(5):156S–157S. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18469289
10. ↵ Dawson-Hughes B, Harris SS, Ceglia L. Alkaline diets favor lean tissue mass in older adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008;87(3):662–665. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2597402/
11. ↵ Garibotto G, Russo R, Sofia A, et al. Muscle protein turnover in chronic renal failure patients with metabolic acidosis or normal acid-base balance. Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism. 1996;22(1–3):58–61. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8676826
12. ↵ Caso G, Garlick PJ. Control of muscle protein kinetics by acid-base balance. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 2005;8(1):73–76. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15586003
13. ↵ Webster MJ, Webster MN, Crawford RE, Gladden LB. Effect of sodium bicarbonate ingestion on exhaustive resistance exercise performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 1993;25(8):960–965. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8396707
14. ↵ Frassetto L, Morris, Jr. R.C. RC, Jr., Sellmeyer DE, Todd K, Sebastian A. Diet, evolution and aging—the pathophysiologic effects of the post-agricultural inversion of the potassium-to-sodium and base-to-chloride ratios in the human diet. European Journal of Nutrition. 2001;40(5):200–213. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11842945
15. ↵ McSherry E, Morris RC., Jr. Attainment and maintenance of normal stature with alkali therapy in infants and children with classic renal tubular acidosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1978;61(2):509–527. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC372562/
16. ↵ Frassetto L, Morris RC, Jr., Sebastian A. Potassium bicarbonate reduces urinary nitrogen excretion in postmenopausal women. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1997;82(1):254–259. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8989270
17. ↵ Wass JAH, Reddy R. Growth hormone and memory. Journal of Endocrinology. 2010;207(2):125–126. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20696696
18. ↵ Frassetto L, Morris RC, Jr., Sebastian A. Long-term persistence of the urine calcium-lowering effect of potassium bicarbonate in postmenopausal women. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2005;90(2):831–834. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15572425
19. ↵ Vormann J, Worlitschek M, Goedecke T, Silver B. Supplementation with alkaline minerals reduces symptoms in patients with chronic low back pain. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 2001;15(2-3):179–183. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11787986
20. ↵ Zofková I, Kancheva RL. The relationship between magnesium and calciotropic hormones. Magnesium Research. 1995;8(1):77–84. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7669510
21. ↵ Schwalfenberg G. Improvement of chronic back pain or failed back surgery with vitamin D repletion: a case series. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2009;22(1):69–74. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19124636
22. ↵ Groos E, Walker L, Masters JR. Intravesical chemotherapy. Studies on the relationship between pH and cytotoxicity. Cancer. 1986;58(6):1199–1203. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3091241
23. ↵ Smith SR, Martin PA, Edwards RHT. Tumour pH and response to chemotherapy: an in vivo 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy study in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. British Journal of Radiology. 1991;64(766):923–928. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1954534
24. ↵ Raghunand N, Gillies RJ. pH and chemotherapy. Novartis Foundation Symposium. 2001;240:199–211. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11727930
25. ↵ Raghunand N, He X, Van Sluis R, et al. Enhancement of chemotherapy by manipulation of tumour pH. British Journal of Cancer. 1999;80(7):1005–1011. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2363059/
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NIPC South East: Intellectual Property and Technology News from South East England
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Disputes over Ownership of Inventions
According to the Intellectual Property Office at least 30 disputes are referred to its tribunals every year over who should own or be entitled to apply for a British or foreign patent or be named as an inventor (see the table on page 50 of the IPO;s Facts and figures for 2013 and 2014 calendar years). Disputes over ownership are known as entitlement disputes and disputes who should be named as inventors as inventorship disputes. Often entitlement and inventorship disputes arise between the same parties and are resolved in the same proceedings.
S.7 (3) of the Patents Act 1977 defines an "inventor" as "the actual deviser of the invention." If more than one person devised the invention they are each "joint inventors." The reason why it is important to identify the inventor is that the inventor or joint inventor is the person or persons primarily entitled to apply for a patent for the invention under s.7 (2) (a). The only person entitled to apply for a patent in preference to the inventor or joint inventors is the inventor's employer if he, she or they devised the invention in the course of their duties or a third party such as a product design consultancy's client if he or she agreed with the consultancy that he or she rather than the inventor or inventor's employer should be entitled to apply for patents for any inventions that might be devised.
The Comptroller's Jurisdiction
The head of the Intellectual Property Office (who is referred to as "the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks" or simply "comptroller" in s.130 (1) of the Patents Act) has power under s.8 to decide who is entitled to apply for a British patent at any time before the patent is granted. The comptroller also has power under s.12 to decide who is entitled to apply for a foreign patent at any time before grant. If a UK patent has been granted, the comptroller has power under s.37 to determine who should be entitled to the patent. Finally, the comptroller may decide who may be named as an inventor under s.13 of the Act. The comptroller no longer exercises those powers personally. Instead, they are exercised on the comptroller's behalf by officials known as "hearing officers" who conduct proceedings in accordance with the Patents Rules 2007 and practices that have been codified into a series of Tribunal Practice Notices.
Proceedings before Hearing Officers
Proceedings before hearing officers are intended to be much less formal and expensive than proceedings before judges but they follow similar lines. Their decisions have to be based on the law and evidence which means that each side has the right to present evidence and test that of its opponent and to submit arguments to the hearing officer. If the parties agree the hearing officer may decide the case on the documents without a hearing. If one or more of the parties request a hearing it can take place at the Intellectual Property Office's premises in London or Newport or at some other centre around the country, In the last 5 years I have represented parties to entitlement disputes at Concept House in Newport, Manchester Immigration and Asylum Chamber, Leeds Magistrates Court and the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow.
The practice and procedure are made as easy to follow as possible to enable parties to represent themselves. They can also appear by counsel (barristers or advocates in Scotland), solicitors or their patent attorneys. Parties who instruct lawyers or patent attorneys can claim a contribution to their fees from the other side if they are successful but that is never more than a modest proportion of their costs unless the other side has behaved particularly unreasonably.
Pre-Action Correspondence
As proceedings before hearing officers usually take at least a year to resolve and cost many thousands of pounds towards which the successful party can expect only a modest contribution it is obviously in the interests of all sides to resolve their dispute by agreement if they possibly can. Disputes arise or are protracted because the parties do not have access to all relevant information and documents. The first step is to put the complainant's case to the other side as cogently as possible in a letter before claim. The other side should identify the parts of the case that it accepts and those that it does not. At the very least that should narrow the scope of the dispute and save time and costs.
As often as not such exchange of correspondence is enough to settle the dispute either because one side accepts the case of the other or because the parties begin to negotiate. Usually, the parties can conduct their negotiations without any outside help but occasionally they need a facilitator. Facilitated negotiation is another name for mediation. Both the IPO and WIPO offer specialist mediation services as do we (see IP Mediation 22 May 2015 4 to 5 IP),
Starting Proceedings
If the dispute cannot be resolved by negotiation or mediation a party may start proceedings by completing Form 2 and lodging it together with a remittance of £50 and a statement of grounds with the Intellectual Property Office. The statement of grounds is the equivalent of particulars of claim in litigation must include a concise statement of the facts and grounds on which the claimant relies and the remedy that he or she seeks verified by a statement of truth. Once the Office is satisfied that the application is in order it sends it to the other side who must respond with a counter-statement. That is the equivalent of a defence in litigation and must state:
(a) which of the allegations in the statement of grounds the defendant denies;
(b) which of the allegations he or she is unable to admit or deny, but which he or she requires the claimant to prove; and
(c) state which of the allegations he or she admits.
The counter-statement must also be verified by a statement of truth.
Often negotiations start or re-start at this stage but if they do not resolve the natter the claimant must file Patents Form 4 and pay £350. The Office usually gives directions for the filing of evidence which usually takes the form of a witness statement though it can still be a statutory declaration or affidavit. This the parties' opportunity to set out their case in full. The witness statements together with any documents that may be exhibited to them stand as a party's evidence in chief at the hearing.
Once the evidence is filed the Office fixes a date for the hearing. A few days before the hearing the parties exchange skeleton arguments and lodge copies of their skeletons with the hearing officer.
The hearing room is set up like a courtroom with the hearing officer on a dais and desks for the parties and their representatives.
Everyone present rises as the hearing officer enters the room. He or she is addressed as "sir" or "madam" throughout the hearing.
The party with the burden of proof opens the case to the tribunal. Usually, he or she makes sure that the hearing officer and the other parties have the same bundles of documents and that the skeletons have been filed. He or she outlines the issues that are to be decided and how he or she intends to prove them. He or she then calls his or her witnesses. He or she refers them to their witness statements and establishes that they are happy for the statements to stand as their evidence in chief. He or she then sits down and allows the other side to test his or her evidence by cross-examination. Sometimes the witness raises an issue that requires supplemental questions in re-examination. After all that parties' witnesses have been called and examined the party tells the hearing officer that his or her case is complete.
The other side responds by calling his or her witnesses and offering them for cross-examination.
At the end of his or her case, the defendant makes oral submissions on the evidence and the conclusions to be drawn to the judge. These are answered by the other parties.
There is usually several weeks delay between the hearing and the delivery of the hearing officer's decision.
Those who are dissatisfied with a hearing officer's decision can appeal to the Patents Court as of right.
The Intellectual Property Office publishes a useful booklet entitled Patents: Deciding Disputes which can be downloaded from its website. Readers can also call me on 020 7404 5252 or send me a message through my contact form.
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Workplace event doubles number cycling says transport authority
July 29, 2013 Cian Ginty News 1
Cycling commuters in the morning rush hour on O’Connell Street, Dublin
An event which pitted large workplaces against each other has helped double the number cycling to work at participating companies, the National Transport Authority has said.
“Notably, 89% of participating cyclists plan to cycle on the commute now that the Challenge has ended – that’s double the number cycling before the event,” said Gerry Murphy, chief executive of the National Transport Authority (NTA). “Congratulations to all of the workplaces and participants, we hope you continue to be active as you travel and enjoy all of the associated benefits.”
The cross-border ‘10 Minute Cycle Challenge’ included 1,000 people across 55 workplaces around the island of Ireland.
Prize-winners came from workplaces in both the Republic and Northern Ireland, with the overall Challenge winners being ‘The JAG’s Tap Cyclepaths’ team from Eirgrid. The JAG’s Tap Cyclepaths team clocked up an average of 118 journeys each over the course of the three week Challenge. The team ‘P.J. Fenlon’ from GlaxoSmithKline picked up the Smarter Travel Workplaces top prize, and the ‘Digital Donkeys’ from Belfast City Council won the Travelwise Northern Ireland top prize.
The NTA said in a statement: “Cycling on the commute doubled as a result of the challenge. Almost a quarter of participants were new to the bike – which makes the trips cycled even more impressive, at 140 average trips per team. The unprecedented good weather likely had a positive impact on the large number of trips clocked up by participants.”
The event was run by the NTA and Travelwise Northern Ireland, as part of the Smarter Travel Workplaces programme. The programme is funded by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and is restricted to large employers over 250 employees.
Smarter Travel Workplaces participating workplaces:
Accenture, Airtricity, An Bord Pleanála, AOL, Arup, Atkins, Bord Gáis Networks, Children’s University Hospital, Temple Street, Cork City Council, Defence Forces Naval Service, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Dublin City Council, Dunlaoghaire Rathdown County Council, Eirgrid, ESB, Galway City Council, GlaxoSmithKline, IKEA, Institute of Art Design & Technology, Limerick Local Authorities, Microsoft, Mount Carmel Hospital, National Transport Authority, National University of Ireland Galway, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Oracle, Railway Procurement Agency, Roughan & O’Donovan, Siemens, St. James’ Hospital, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Symantec, Takeda, Trinity College Dublin, University College Cork, University College Dublin, University Hospital Galway and Waterford County Council.
Travelwise Northern Ireland Participating Workplaces:
Department of Justice, Seagate Technology, NI Assembly, DOE/N I Environment Agency, Royal Group of Hospitals, Department for Regional Development-Clarence Court, Queens University Belfast, Atkins Northern Ireland, Newtownabbey Borough Council, Probation Board NI, Bombardier Aerospace, Parker Green International/Quays Shopping Centre, University of Ulster Jordanstown, University of Ulster Coleraine, Belfast City Council, Musgrave Park Hospital & Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Northern Ireland, Waterford
John Murphy July 29, 2013 at 7:07 pm
This is a great idea. Well done guys.
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Home FOOD & DRINK Senegambian sensation
Senegambian sensation
Keur Fatou Catering offers flavors of West Africa
by Allison Geyer
Harriet Gomez (center) founded Keur Fatou with her husband, Malick Joof (second from left) and brother-in-law Assan Joof (far right).
Harriet Gomez has an indomitable spirit. A native of the West African nation of Gambia, she lost her leg in a car accident at age five. With no dedicated amputee clinics in the country, she didn’t get her first prosthesis until age 10. Even then, it wasn’t a perfect fit — she used glue and rope to tie it to her body. “I used to cry a lot,” Gomez says. “At some points it felt like life was worthless.”
Unable to reach her full potential without an adequate prosthesis and unable to get one in her home country, she moved to the U.S. in 2001. While living in Texas, she connected with the Michigan Society To Advance Rehabilitation, a nonprofit that helps amputees. In 2006, the organization outfitted Gomez with a prosthetic leg worth $40,000. It changed her life.
“I’ve always been a strong person who wanted to be independent,” Gomez says. “It gave me the nudge that I needed to get up and tell myself, ‘You can do this.’”
Gomez, who now lives in Madison, runs Keur Fatou Catering, a company she launched in 2017. Leading a team that includes her husband and brother-in-law, who are also from Gambia, the business specializes in a West African cuisine known as “Senegambian” — a portmanteau of neighboring nations Senegal and Gambia. “I don’t want to be biased, but I personally think that Gambia and Senegal have the best food,” she says. “Flavor-wise, it’s different — the distinction is the seasoning that we use.”
Gomez sources many of her ingredients from the African and international grocery stores in Madison — there’s the African Market on Gammon Road, the African and American Store on East Johnson, and the International Market on Lien Drive. She uses a spice blend called Jumbo, which is similar to a bouillon cube, and another called Adja, a tomato-based seasoning powder.
Her favorite to cook is yasa — marinated chicken with caramelized onions — but the most iconic Senegambian meal is jollof rice, a savory, red-orange dish made with tomatoes, onions and chili peppers served with fish, beef, chicken or lamb. “In West Africa, there’s a debate over who makes the best jollof rice,” she says. “But how can [other countries] make the best jollof rice when it originated from Senegal in the first place?”
Fatou is a common name in West Africa — Gomez, her husband and another business partner all have mothers named Fatou. Keur means “house” in wolof, the language spoken in Senegal and Gambia. “Keur Fatou means Fatou’s house,” says Gomez, who learned to cook from her mother.
Keur Fatou officially debuted at Africa Fest in 2017, but Gomez and others had long cooked West African food for parties and community events. “We’re already doing this for free,” Gomez recalls thinking, “so why not start a catering company?” She connected with Merlin Mentors, an entrepreneurship program, which helped her get the business up and running. Now, the team is busy cooking for office lunches and recently catered their first wedding.
Gomez is excited to grow the business — and to introduce Madison to West African food. Eventually, she hopes to open a brick-and-mortar restaurant. East African cuisine has been available at Buraka for years, but Gomez says the two are totally different.
“It’s hard bringing a totally foreign food into the market, but sometimes you need to educate the people,” she says. “West Africa also has some great dishes.”
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Audio flashbacks: The great Kerry-McCain flirt of 2004
BryanPosted at 11:22 am on February 2, 2008
Maverick. Political switch hitter. Flirted with joining a ticket with John Kerry against a sitting Republican president back in 2004? This is old ground, but it’s worth going over as a reminder of who we’re dealing with in John McCain.
Here’s a 2007 clip of John Kerry on how John McCain’s people approached Kerry about a possible 2004 fusion ticket.
JOHN KERRY: His people similarly approached me, to engage in a discussion about his potentially being on the ticket, as vice president. So, his people were active. Let’s put it that way.
Is Kerry lying? Could be, but here’s a story that fleshes this gambit out in more detail. Kerry gave that soundbite in an interview with the liberal blog MyDD, presumably friendly confines for Kerry.
Jonathan Singer: There’s a story in The Hill, I think on Tuesday, by Bob Cusack on the front page of the paper talking about how John McCain’s people — John Weaver — had approached Tom Daschle and a New York Congressman, I don’t remember his name, about switching parties. And I was wondering if you could talk a little bit about what your discussions were with him in 2004, how far it went, who approached whom… if there was any “there” there.
John Kerry: I don’t know all the details of it. I know that Tom, from a conversation with him, was in conversation with a number of Republicans back then. It doesn’t surprise me completely because his people similarly approached me to engage in a discussion about his potentially being on the ticket as Vice President. So his people were active — let’s put it that way.
Singer: Okay. And just to confirm, you said it, but this is something they approached you rather than…
Kerry: Absolutely correct. John Weaver of his shop.
John Weaver certainly did work for John McCain up until the McCain campaign imploded last year.
And here’s John McCain himself on running with Kerry, from March 2004.
CHARLES GIBSON: Let me imagine it. If he asked you, if he came across the aisle and asked you, would you even entertain the idea? Or will you rule it out for good and all and ever right now?
MCCAIN: John Kerry is a very close friend of mine, and we’ve been friends for years. Obviously I would entertain it…
That soundbite finishes with
but there is, I see no scenario, no scenario, no scenario, where, I foresee no scenario where that will happen.”
And he goes on to state that he will campaign for President Bush, not against Sen. Kerry, and that the Democrats would be unlikely to put a hawkish, pro-life Republican on the ticket. Which is true as far as that goes.
In July 2004 after Kerry had picked John Edwards as his running mate, then radio talk show host Tony Snow asked John McCain about whether McCain had considered running with Kerry against Bush. McCain says that Kerry never offered him the slot. But in that interview McCain didn’t say that he never sent his own people to Kerry to check into the possibility.
SNOW: It was never offered. So, it may have been discussed elliptically, but never flat out request.
McCAIN: Never was an offer, no.
SNOW: When you had conversations, did you think it was a little weird that he’d be calling you, even in general terms about this sort of thing?
McCAIN: Well, he and I have been friends for a number of years because of our efforts on POWs and MIAs which was a very hot issue back in the early 90’s, a lot of people have forgotten about it, but it was a- and we worked together to try to resolve that issue and I appreciate the work that he did on it. And, so it’s not unusual for us to have conversations.
SNOW: Right. But, so- I want to just lay to rest once and for all: never approached you, never hinted that he wanted to talk to you about being vice president. All that kind of stuff was made up.
McCAIN: Well, I cannot attest to that. All I can tell you is my conversations with him were private conversations, but he never offered it.
So in March 2004, McCain says he would entertain the unlikely Kerry offer if it came, and in July 2004 he says he was never offered the slot, but that’s after Edwards was already on the ticket. “It was never offered” does not equal “I never sought it or sent out feelers.” So did he? In April 2007 John Weaver flatly denied that McCain ever sought to be on the Kerry ticket, and McCain chief of staff Mark Salter called it a “fantasy” and said that Kerry approached McCain as early as 2003. But in that Snow interview, McCain himself seemed to leave the possibility open that he approached Kerry by how carefully he worded his answers. Someone here isn’t telling the truth. Maybe all involved aren’t. There is history of both Kerry and McCain dissembling, with McCain as recently as this week baldly mischaracterizing Mitt Romney’s position on Iraq.
As the saying goes, where there’s smoke there’s fire, so obviously there was some discussion between Kerry and McCain of creating a fusion ticket against Bush. How far those talks got is hard to say: Kerry says there were feelers, McCain doesn’t answer the question, but the man Kerry named as McCain’s agent in 2004 flatly denies the whole thing. It seems possible to me that Kerry approached McCain in 2003 but it was too early, so McCain put Kerry off. But in 2004 once Kerry became the Democrat front-runner, McCain may have very quietly sought intel on whether Kerry’s 2003 overture was still on the table. It wasn’t. But that’s conjecture. If McCain did approach Kerry and Kerry rejected him, then Maverick is a turncoat and Kerry is a fool, because Edwards brought nothing to that ticket and McCain probably would have made enough of a difference to give us a President Kerry now. One thing we do know that McCain went on in that Snow interview to declare support for President Bush, and that McCain became an energetic campaigner for Bush throughout the rest of that year. But we also know that McCain has been a thorn to Republicans on most other issues ever since he lost to Bush in 2000.
Whatever did happen in 2004, it’s not quite the end of the story. Here’s former House Speaker Dennis Hastert on the Mark Levin Show Friday night. Hastert endorses Mitt Romney and describes what it was like working with the Straight Talkin’ Maverick in Congress. Hastert makes many of the same anti-McCain points that the conservative pundits stress: McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, etc. But coming from a fellow Republican member of Congress, Hastert’s obvious annoyance at McCain packs a little bit more of a punch.
That’s how hard it was for conservatives to work with Senator McCain. Imagine them having to work with President McCain.
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Small, smaller, smallest: The decline of SA’s minority parties
FEATURE: What follows is a brief 2009 election overview of the results of the five more established smaller parties: the African Christian Democratic Party, Freedom Front Plus, United Democratic Movement, Independent Democrats and the Inkatha Freedom Party. Outside of the ANC, DA and COPE, they constitute the five next biggest (or smallest) parties in the National Assembly. It suggests that, come 2014, there is little point to them standing in every province. Doing so might allow them the pretense of being ‘national’ but, in reality, their results are so poor as to render it a foolish exercise.
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There are a number of stories that emanate from the 2009 Election. One of the more obvious is the poor showing of the smaller parties, which were, by all accounts, decimated.
What follows is a brief overview of the five more established smaller parties: the African Christian Democratic Party, Freedom Front Plus, United Democratic Movement, Independent Democrats and, as of this election, the Inkatha Freedom Party. Outside of the ANC, DA and COPE, they constitute the five next biggest parties in the National Assembly.
An analysis of their results shows that support for these smaller parties has declined dramatically and, where they do have support in the provinces, it is both limited and sporadic. Indeed, there is a strong case to be made that, come 2014, all five parties would do well to stand in only a select number of provinces or run the repeat risk of a return which, in most regions, is nothing more than negligable.
This analysis is based on this statistical summary.
The national ballot
We start with the national ballot.
All five lost support:
• IFP: Lost 284 404 votes (or 26.1% of its support), down to 4.55%
• ID: Lost 106 850 votes (or 39.6% of its support), down to 0.92%
• UDM: Lost 206 037 votes (or 57.9% of its support), down to 0.85%
• FF+: Gained 10 331 votes but declined in percentage terms, down to 0.83%
• ACDP: Lost 107 614 votes (or 43.0% of its support), down to 0.81%
There is an argument to be made that the IFP’s 4.5% means it is not a ‘small party’. However, 97% of its support comes from KZN. Subtract that and the party is virtually non-existent in the rest of the country.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa has argued that the message of the 2009 Election is that the electorate no longer wants a multitude of smaller parties, but a smaller number of bigger parties. That might be true, but to suggest this is the message of this most recent election is to ignore some longer term trends.
The IFP’s decline, for example, precedes the 2009 Election. In 2004 it lost 282 813 votes (20.6% of its 1999 support), down from 8.6% to 7%. That is almost the exact same number of votes (284 404) it lost in 2009. It has lost 567 217 votes since 1999. The UDM too, lost a significant amount of support in 2004 – 191 703 votes to be precise (or 35% of its 1999 support), down from 3.4% to 2.3%. So the decline of both these parties has now been unfolding for some time.
The ACDP and FF+ did gain some support in 2004 but, in percentage terms, it was so small as to be almost meaningless – 0.09% for the FF+ and 0.17% for the ACDP – certainly not the beginning of a huge upward swing (as the 2009 results would confirm).
The ID, of course, was only established prior to the 2004 Election, so it is not possible to gauge its support over a ten year period.
The smaller one’s percentage of the national vote, the more likely it is that one’s percentage of the provincial vote, in each province, will be smaller still. And as, for the most part, we are talking about parties with less than 1% of the national vote, when you turn to the provinces, it quickly becomes apparent just how thinly spread the smaller parties are.
The provincial ballot
All five parties stood in all nine provinces. The results would suggest this was folly. Standing for an election in all nine provinces not only involves a substantial financial commitment (for one, in the form of a deposit – returned only if you win a seat nationally or in the respective province) but it means you are stretching your limited resources across the whole country, instead of focusing them on those areas where your support is strongest.
Let’s start with the Inkatha Freedom Party:
• Eastern Cape: 2 270 votes or 0.10% (- 2 103 votes or 48% down from 2004)
• Free State: 2 232 votes or 0.22% (- 1 331 or 37%)
• Gauteng: 61 856 votes or 1.49% (- 23 644 or 28%) [1 seat won]
• KwaZulu-Natal: 780 008 or 22.40% (- 229 259 or 23%) [18 seats won]
• Limpopo: 936 votes or 0.06% (did not stand in 2004)
• Mpumalanga: 6 540 votes or 0.50% (- 4 103 or 39%)
• North West: 1 619 votes or 0.15% (- 1 592 or 50%)
• Northern Cape: 757 votes or 0.19% (+ 6 or 0.8%)
• Western Cape: 1 158 votes or 0.08% (- 1 064 or 48%)
Outside of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the IFP obtained less than 1% of the vote in every other province: 0.10%, 0.22%, 0.06%, 0.5%, 0.15%, 0.19% and 0.08% (in fact, in five of those, it got less than 0.2% of the vote).
In absolute terms, in six provinces it got less than 2 500 votes. With the exception of the Northern Cape (where it increased its support by 6 votes, off a base of 751) it lost support in every province. In percentage terms, it lost 35% or more of its 2004 support in five provinces and 45% or more in three.
It won seats in just two of the nine legislatures and its total of 19 seats is 13 less than the 32 it won in 2004 and 18 less than the 37 it won in 1999.
The Independent Democrats:
• Eastern Cape: 10 466 votes or 0.46% (- 6 848 or 40%)
• KwaZulu-Natal: 6 253 votes or 0.20% (- 7 303 or 54%)
• Limpopo: 1 333 votes or 0.09% (- 1 397 or 51%)
• North West: 4 989 votes or 0.46% (- 720 or 13%)
• Northern Cape: 19 995 votes or 4.94% (- 2 490 or 11%) [2 seats won]
• Western Cape: 92 116 votes or 4.68% (- 30 751 or 25%) [2 seats won]
Outside of the Northern and Western Cape, the ID obtained less than 1% of the vote in every other province (although in Gauteng this was enough to win a seat): 0.46%, 0.16%, 0.61%, 0.20%, 0.09%, 0.12% and 0.46% (four of those being 0.2% or less).
In absolute terms, it lost support in every province, getting less than 6 500 votes in five provinces and less than 2 000 in three. In percentage terms, it lost 40% or more of its support in six provinces and 50% or more in five.
It won seats in just three of the nine legislatures and its total of five seats is one less than the six it won in 2004.
Next, the United Democratic Movement:
• Eastern Cape: 93 196 votes or 4.13% (- 112 797 or 55%) [4 seats won]
• Gauteng: 16 480 votes or 0.40% (- 17 164 or 51%)
• KwaZulu-Natal: 7 953 votes or 0.23% (- 12 593 or 61%)
• Limpopo: 5 193 votes or 0.35% (- 22 587 or 81%)
• Northern Cape: 604 votes or 0.15% (- 827 or 58%)
• Western Cape: 14 013 votes or 0.71% (- 13 476 or 49%)
Outside of the Eastern Cape, the UDM obtained less than 1% in every other province: 0.36%, 0.4%, 0.23%, 0.35%, 0.26%, 0.51%, 0.15% and 0.71% (in six of those it managed 0.4% or less).
In absolute terms, it lost support in every province, getting less than 8 000 votes in six provinces. In percentage terms, the damage was far worse: in eight out of nine provinces (the ninth being 49%) the UDM lost more than 50% of its 2004 support. In seven it lost more than 55% and in three more than 60%.
It won just three seats in one legislature in 2009, a dramatic decline from the 10 seats it won in five legislatures in 2004 and the 14 in six it won in 1999.
The Freedom Front Plus:
• Eastern Cape: 4 428 votes or 0.20% (- 1 264 or 22%)
• Free State: 20 780 votes or 2.01% (- 4 166 or 17%) [1 seat won]
• Gauteng: 67 660 votes or 1.63% (+ 22 012 or 48%) [1 seat won]
• Limpopo: 9 035 votes or 0.61% (- 689 or 7%)
• Mpumalanga: 11 590 votes or 0.89% (- 2 142 or 16%)
• North West: 19 463 votes or 1.81% (+ 2 340 or 14%)
• Northern Cape: 5 034 votes or 1.24% (+ 86 or 2%)
Outside of the Free State and Gauteng (it won one seat in each), the FF+ obtained less than 1% of the vote in five provinces: 0.2%, 0.05%, 0.61%, 0.89% and 0.43%.
In absolute terms, it lost support in six out of nine provinces, getting less than 10 000 votes in five provinces and less than 6 000 in three. In percentage terms it lost 15% or more of its 2004 support in five provinces.
The FF+ won one seat in two different legislatures, three fewer than the five seats it won in 1999 and 2004, on each occasion spread across five different legislatures.
The African Christian Democratic Party:
• KwaZulu-Natal: 23 537 votes or 0.68% (- 25 355 or 52%) [1 seat won]
• Limpopo: 10 246 votes or 0.69% (- 10 172 or 50%)
• Northern Cape: 4 041 votes or 1.00% (- 1 954 or 33%)
• Western Cape: 28 995 votes or 1.47% (- 24 939 or 46%) [1 seat won]
Outside of the Western Cape, the ACDP obtained 1% or less in every other province (although in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal this was enough to win a seat): 0.53%, 0.73%, 0.87%, 0.68%, 0.69%, 0.51%, 0.69% and 1% (five of those were less than 0.7%).
In absolute terms, it lost support in every province, getting less than 8 000 votes in four provinces but, as with the UDM, it was in percentage terms that the real damage was done. The ACDP lost a minimum of 30% of its support in every province; in six provinces it lost more than 40% and in three it lost 50% or more.
The party won three seats in three different legislatures in 2009. In 2004 it has won eight seats in six different legislatures and, in 1999, four in four different legislatures.
Weakness in numbers
A review of the facts confirms the obvious: the smaller parties lost a substantial amount of support in 2009, both in absolute and percentage terms and, for all intents and purposes, across the board.
Collectively these fives parties achieved less than 1% of the vote in 34 provinces; less than 0.5% in 21 and less than 0.25% in 14. In only one province did one of them manage more than 5%, in just five, more than 2%.
Some individual cases are simply silly: In Limpopo the IFP got 936 votes (0.06%) and the ID 1 333 (0.09%). In the Northern Cape, the UDM scraped together 604 votes (0.15%) and in KwaZulu-Natal the FF+ garnered just 5 760 votes (0.05%). In the Western Cape the IFP managed only 1 158 votes (0.08%).
To put those results into some sort of context, compare them to how some of the really small parties did (and here I refer to those regional – and often radical – parties that exist only in a specific province).
For example, in the Western Cape, the CAPE Party – which is advocating for the Northern and Western Cape to breakaway from South Africa and become a separate state (“The Cape is not only a sustainable country but with independence it would flourish and could potentially be one of the top 10 wealthiest countries income per capita in the world”) – got 2 552 votes, more than double the IFP. In fact, that’s more votes than these five parties individually managed in eight of the 45 provinces they collectively stood in.
No doubt pride plays a part in the decision to stand nationally: any party that has the financial resources to stand in every province, one would think, has some clout. And that message is not without its marketing strengths either – the projection of growth and size is helpful for any party trying to increase its percentage of the vote. But there comes a point where one needs to do some hard sums; and there is a strong case to be made that, if the reason behind these five parties’ respective decisions to stand in every province was a show of strength, they’ve achieved the exact opposite.
Logic would suggest that, come 2014, these five parties should contest only those provinces where they won a seat or grew their support. That would allow them to focus their limited resources on those regions where their support is strongest. Perhaps most importantly, it might reverse a trend whereby South Africa’s smaller parties are increasingly defined by weakness and irrelevance.
This article was first published on 3 May 2009.
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Published: 2 September 2012
Filed Under: 2009 Election, Democratic Alliance
Tags: 2014 Election : ACDP : African Christian Democratic Party : Decline : Electoral Support : FF+ : Freedom Front Plus : ID : IFP : Independent Democrats : Inkatha Freedom Party : National Ballot : Provincial Ballot : Small Parties : UDM : United Democratic Movement
2 Comments to “Small, smaller, smallest: The decline of SA’s minority parties”
Markus Andersson says:
I realize this is a very old post, so perhaps commenting is silly, but one things puzzles me nevertheless: the FF+ received a higher voter share percentage wise in the North West province in 2009 compared to 2004 yet still lost the seat they held since 2004. How could they lose their seat when their voter share increased?
The Editor says:
Hey Markus, I can’t remember the details but you must remember between elections the general population grows, so just to retain your seats you need to grow at the same rate. I suspect the FF+ grew but at less than the required rate so, relatively, it actually shrunk. Gareth
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May 23, 2015 / debneill / Leave a comment
In The New York Review of Books, Steve Pincus argues that George III’s austerity policies were responsible for the Revolution. He writes,
“Today, we tend to regard the practice of using government spending to stimulate economic growth as an invention of John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s. But already in the eighteenth century, self-styled Patriots, followers of Pitt on both sides of the Atlantic, argued that what the British Empire needed if it was to recover from the fiscal crisis was not austerity but an economic stimulus. In the midst of the crisis one journalist wrote that Pitt and the Patriots believed that the burgeoning debt could be reduced by increasing ‘the national stock,’ or Gross National Product, whereas Prime Minister Grenville believed ‘that an hundred and forty millions of debt is to be paid by saving of pence and farthings.’” To read the entire article go here:
1776: The Revolt Against Austerity by Steve Pincus | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books.
Lewis Walpole Library, Farmington, Connecticut
“Detail from The Great Financier, or British Economy for the Years 1763, 1764, 1765, showing British Prime Minister George Grenville holding a balance in which debt outweighs savings, 1765”
Review: The ‘Sons of Liberty’ Confirms that the History Channel No Longer Cares About History
February 2, 2015 / debneill / Leave a comment
This past weekend I finished watching the History Channel’s Sons of Liberty. While watching it I had the same feeling I had while watching The Patriot with Mel Gibson: queasy. The docudrama was not billed as a documentary so I expected some artistic license, but it turned out to be more drama than “docu.” I suppose it was entertaining in a B movie sort of way! The story, for the most part, was an idealized patriotic version without the profound and revolutionary thought behind it. A young and handsome (unlike the real one) Samuel Adams (played by Ben Barnes) was the protagonist, who almost singlehandedly drug his fellow revolutionaries to independence. In reality Samuel did play a major role in driving the Revolution, but he was not the only major player. And the beer-drinking man of action portrayed in the series leaves out Samuel’s major contribution as a polemical writer. Continue reading →
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Lincoln Castle, a Journey Through History
10/04/2015 08/10/2017 Sharon Bennett Connolly10 Comments
The Observatory Tower
I love the school holidays. My son and I always find something historical to explore. Today, it was Lincoln Castle.
The Castle only reopened on the 1st April, 2015, after an extensive revamp. And it was teeming with visitors (apparently it was the quietest day since they reopened, so the last week must have been incredibly hectic for the staff).
Lincoln Castle was started by William the Conqueror in 1068 and has been in constant use ever since. You can follow its history, just by looking at the buildings that occupy the Inner Bailey. In its time, it has been a military fortification, a Victorian prison and is now home to Lincoln’s Crown Court – and the Magna Carta!
Lincoln Cathedral’s Magna Carta is one of only four surviving originals. It is now on display in an impressive purpose-built, underground vault. The Magna Carta is accompanied by an original copy of the 1217 Charter of the Forest.
There is a 20-minute video, with a very believable King John and the great William Marshal, discussing the Magna Carta and explaining its inception and significance through the centuries.
Prison Chapel
The Magna Carta Vault is a modern addition, adjoining the imposing Victorian prison. In its day, the prison was an innovation in the harshness punishment; the prisoners were held in solitary confinement for 24 hours a day.
There was no relief from the solitude, even when attending church services; the prison chapel was constructed in a way that each prisoner could see the priest, but could have no contact with his fellow prisoners. The chapel gives me the creeps everytime I visit it. I have a thing about dummies, but it’s also the thought of all those prisoners only able to see the one person, in the pulpit; cut off from society and each other.
Inside the male prison
The prison included some wonderful interactive displays, with the opportunity to read the diaries of the priest, the wardens and prisoners. Kids can dress-up as prisoners or wardens, explore the separate male and female prisons, and watch videos of the inmates, explaining their crimes – and pleading their innocence!
The Castle grounds give you the sense of the thousand years of history its walls have witnessed.
It was at Lincoln that King Stephen was captured by forces loyal to the Empress Matilda, during the civil war – the Anarchy – that followed the death of Henry I (when Matilda and Stephen both claimed the throne).
From the battlements: Lincoln Cathedral
Henry VIII and Catherine Howard had visited Lincoln Castle during their northern progress of 1541, shortly before Catherine’s infidelities were uncovered.
You can now walk the whole length of the walls – a third of a mile, though it can feel longer, with all the steps. You can climb the narrow spiral staircase to the top of the Observatory Tower – and take in the whole view of Lincoln, its Cathedral and the Fens.
The Lucy Tower contains within its walls a small cemetery, where executed prisoners, and those who died of disease, were buried.
The West Gate
The West Gate is a little piece of history in itself; opened to William Marshal’s troops during the Second Battle of Lincoln, by the castle’s castellan, Nicholaa de la Haye, whilst the castle was under siege from the army of Louis of France, who had been invited to take England by King John’s disaffected barons. The Dauphin was defeated shortly after, outside the Castle’s walls, and returned to France.
Remnant of the Eleanor Cross
Another memento from history, within the Inner Bailey, is the remnant of Lincoln’s Eleanor Cross. Eleanor of Castile was just 7 miles from Lincoln when she died in 1290 and Lincoln’s Eleanor Cross is the first marker of her funeral procession, which ended at Westminster Abbey. Eleanor’s viscera (her intestines) were buried in Lincoln Cathedral, while her embalmed body was transported to London, an elaborate cross being erected at each stopping place along the way.
Inside the Victorian Kitchen
The Castle has not forgotten its younger visitors, with a little treasure trail and quiz, based on King John’s loss of the Crown Jewels in the Wash.
The prize was well worth winning – chocolate coins from the Victorian Kitchen. And ‘thank you’ to the Victorian lady, who insisted all children pay a 1 coin tax to their parents out of their winnings – very tasty!
Whether you choose to explore by yourself, take the guided tour or simply bask in the sun of the Bailey, Lincoln Castle is a wonderful day out – for the young and old alike – I can highly recommend it.
The exercise yard and facade of the Victorian prison
All pictures and article are copyright to Sharon Bennett Connolly, 2015, except the Magna Carta, which is courtesy of Wikipedia.
For further information, visit http://www.lincolncastle.com
The Crown Court building
Historic BuildingsEdwward I, Eleanor of Castile, England, Forest Charter, France, Henry III, King John, King Stephen, Lincoln, Lincoln Castle, Lincoln Cathedral, Magna Carta, Matilda, Victorian, William Marshal
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Hymns Ancient and Modern
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About Hymns Ancient & Modern
- the charity now
These days, Hymns A&M, is no longer just about hymn books - though that of course remains a very important area for us. We are a modern, forward looking organisation still actively pursuing 'the advancement and promotion of religion' in all its business and charitable work. Surplus funds from our businesses are donated via Grants each year to dozens of organisations around the UK. These include a wide variety of projects, big and small, from schools, churches, colleges - all of which meet the criteria we have for a grant.
The objectives of the charity are:
to promote the advancement of religion;
to establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of any Charitable Corporation, Association, Institution, College, School, Society or Body whatsoever which in the opinion of the Association is connected with the work of the Church of England or any Church in communion with it, and to subscribe and guarantee money for any such charitable purpose;
to aid and support any Charitable Corporation, Association, Institution, College, School, Society or Body which may not be in a direct relationship with the Church of England as aforesaid but whose aims and objects are, in the opinion of the Association, such as a Church of England organisation could properly aid and support.
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Thai Elections: US Seeks Regime Change vs China
Heavily biased headlines emanating from US and European media should already make it abundantly clear which side of upcoming Thai elections in March Western special interests are on.
The current Thai government is led by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a general of the Royal Thai Army and the leading figure of a 2014 coup that ousted the regime of now ex-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of also-ousted ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Both Shinawatras are now convicted criminals and live abroad as fugitives evading jail.
Despite these apparent complexities, the story is very simple.
The Shinawatras lead neo-liberal forces the US has been cultivating inside Thailand (as well as other nations around the globe through organisations like the National Endowment for Democracy) to eventually transform the nation into a client state.
Thailand’s military, a powerful and independent institution, along with the nation’s constitutional monarchy, have opposed these forces, or more accurately, have attempted to accommodate them without ceding too much of Thailand’s national sovereignty in the process.
Current Government’s Pivot Toward China
The current government has decisively pivoted toward Beijing and other emerging global powers. It has begun replacing aging Vietnam War-era US military hardware with modern Chinese, Russian and European defence systems. In addition to the Cold War-era “Cobra Gold” military exercises held annually with the US, Thailand is now taking part in joint exercises with China.
Thailand is also in the middle of negotiating large infrastructure deals with China regarding mass transit systems including a high speed rail network that will connect Thailand to China via neighbouring Laos. Thailand represents one of several key pillars to China’s global One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.
It is clear then why the US seeks to not only remove the current government from power in upcoming elections, but also why it seeks to permanently reduce the Thai military’s role in politics to prevent such a dramatic pivot from ever taking place again.
The US goal in Thailand, as it is in every nation along China’s peripheries, is the creation of an obedient client state that serves US interests both economically and geopolitically. Failing that, the US would settle, as it has in Iraq, Syria, Libya or even neighbouring Myanmar, for a divided and weak nation that offers no benefit toward China’s regional and global rise.
The US Backs Shinawatra
Thaksin Shinawatra currently runs multiple nominee parties competing in upcoming elections. He has spread out his political machine to guard against the obvious possibility of any one of these parties being disbanded on grounds they are openly run by a convicted criminal and fugitive.
These parties include Pheu Thai, Thai Raksa Chart, Pheu Chart, Pheu Thaam and Future Forward. Members of these parties are in regular contact with Shinawatra or his senior executives and in several cases, candidates have legally changed their first names to “Thaksin” and “Yingluck” to eliminate any doubt as to whom they serve.
Despite a fugitive openly running for office in Thailand, Western media organisations like the BBC, CNN, AP, AFP, Reuters and more consistently omit this fact, portraying efforts by the current Thai government to stop Shinawatra’s multiple parties as simply “oppressive.”
The policies of these parties are also just as predictably transparent. In addition to rudimentary vote-buying schemes, they seek to reverse all ties with China, including scrapping rail projects and cancelling arms deals as well as reducing the Thai military’s budget in an effort to reduce the military’s ability to intervene against them in future political crises.
Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, head of Future Forward, has openly expressed his desire to cancel Thai-Chinese infrastructure projects.
A Bloomberg article titled, “Thailand needs hyperloop, not China-built high-speed rail: Thanathorn,” would claim:
A tycoon turned politician who opposes Thailand’s military government has criticised its US$5.6 billion high-speed rail project with China because hyperloop technology offers a more modern alternative.
An option such as Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop One — which is working on building networks of pods traveling at airplane-like speeds — is better for Thailand as it would help the nation to be a technological leader, according to Future Forward Party head Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit.
Of course, the “Hyperloop” is still an untested technology and will remain so for many years, with not even a single kilometer constructed for public use, while China’s high speed rail system is the most extensive network of its kind on earth. Shinawatra’s proxies prove how eager, if irrational, they are to serve US interests in crippling Thai-Chinese relations even at the expense of national development.
Shinawatra’s multitude of parties have also come out against Thai-Chinese arms deals and have jointly targeted the Thai military’s budget.
A Bangkok Post article titled, “Apirat attacks Pheu Thai’s call to cut defence budget,” would claim:
On Monday, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, a Pheu Thai candidate for prime minister who posted the Facebook statement that triggered Gen Apirat, said Pheu Thai has only proposed a 10% cut in the budget set aside for weapons purchases.
“We do not deem it necessary to buy weapons in such large amounts amid our economic woes,” she said.
Of course, intentionally missing from both domestic and foreign analysis of the military budget debate is any mention of the fact that the military remains the only institution strong enough to prevent Thaksin Shinawatra’s return to power, a return to power Pheu Thai’s Sudarat Keyuraphan is campaigning for, and thus the central motivation for Pheu Thai’s budget cuts.
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
Reducing arms deals will also prevent Thailand from updating its aging arsenal and set back planned deals with China, Russia and other defence partners it seeks to grow ties with. With the military’s power reduced, the US and its political proxies hope to implement policies with little contest.
In addition to policies obviously in line with Washington’s desire to disrupt or reverse Thai-Chinese relations, the US is also directly funding and supporting protests against the current government.
Street protests depicted by the Western media as being “pro-democracy” are admittedly led by figures such as Anon Nampa of the US NED-funded front, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) and Nuttaa Mahattana who was recently revealed to be literally in bed with an executive of Thaksin Shinawatra’s Pheu Thai Party.
These protests are “filled up” with Thaksin Shinawatra’s “red shirt” street front, an ultra-violent bloc that has been repeatedly used by Shinawatra to coerce his opponents through the use of violence including armed militancy, bombings and arson. In 2009 Shinawatra’s “red shirts” rioted across Bangkok, looting and burning sections of the city. In 2010, riots were augmented by between 300-500 heavily armed militants in a miniature version of the violence the US backed in nations like Libya and Syria a year later.
Media fronts funded by the US NED including Prachatai, iLaw, Isaan Record and Benar News all openly promote anti-government protests and supposed “activists” challenging the current Thai government as well as attacking the Thai military. Their collective criticism of the 2014 coup omit any mention of the violence and corruption carried out by the Shinawatras precipitating the coup in the first place.
While those defending anti-government protesters and their US funding have claimed the NED is a benign organisation simply promoting “democracy” in Thailand, a look at NED’s board of directors, sponsors and past activities tells an entirely different, and alarming story.
NED board members including pro-war Neo-Conservatives like Francis Fukuyama, Vin Weber, Will Marshall and Zalmay Khalilzad all openly promoted the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003. Victoria Nuland openly played a role in the overthrow of the elected Ukrainian government in 2014 by opposition groups led by militant Neo-Nazis. Elliot Abrams is currently “on leave” from the NED after being appointed by US President Donald Trump to lead the overthrow of the Venezuelan government, Politico would report.
It is clear that, just as the US “Operation Iraqi Freedom” promoted by NED directors had nothing to do with bringing freedom to Iraq, the National Endowment for Democracy has nothing to do with promoting actual democracy. It is also clear that those among the NED openly involved in the violent overthrow of other nations around the globe, are cultivating and promoting similar division and violence ahead of Thailand’s elections in March.
Noting which groups in Thailand are eagerly taking US cash via the NED and its many subsidiaries (and who have been taking this money for many years) further illustrates both the scale of US interference in Thailand’s internal political affairs and which side US interference benefits.
As the US and China appear to be working toward an agreement regarding an ongoing trade war, it should be noted that US interference both in China and all along its peripheries has been ongoing and relentless for years. Thailand’s current political crisis stretches back to 2001 and similar NED-funded destabilisation efforts have been underway in neighbouring Myanmar, Malaysia and Cambodia for nearly as long or longer.
While Thailand and even the rest of Southeast Asia may be an obscure topic for many readers, researchers and analysts, US success in regime change there will have large implications for China and regarding the general balance of global power between Washington’s unipolar international order and competing multipolarism.
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Reflecting On: The Killers – Hot Fuss
June 18, 2019 by itsalldead Leave a Comment
It wasn’t until after I saw The Killers that I realized how much I enjoyed their music. They played in Boston for their farewell tour and I literally hopped in the car with my friends when someone couldn’t make the show. It’s still the best spontaneous thing I’ve done. After the show, I embarked on a Killers journey, which I started to chronicle on Twitter, but then stopped bothering everyone with it, as one does. I listened to each album in chronological order – one album a day – to find out my favorite album. And, no pun intended, 2004’s Hot Fuss came out on top.
You can buy or stream Hot Fuss on Apple Music.
It’s hard to believe that one of alternative’s most important albums could be 15 years old, but here we are. The Killers were a band way ahead of their time in 2004, cranking out songs that were both radio friendly and edgy enough for those youths looking for the next big thing. “Mr. Brightside” continues to dominate charts 15 years later, and that’s a real accomplishment. As of May, it was #93 in the Top 100 on the UK singles charts.
The album tells a heck of a story about a high school kid trying to make it work. “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” is (supposedly, but I wholeheartedly accept this conspiracy) the third in what’s known as the Murder Trilogy, in which Jenny has been murdered. The trilogy starts with “Leave the Bourbon On the Shelf”, which can be found in their 2007 B-sides album Sawdust, and continues with the Hot Fuss track “Midnight Show”. The other theory about the album is that the main character, personified by Brandon, is actually gay, and the motive for Jenny’s murder is the fact that the unnamed boy is secretly in love with Jenny’s boyfriend. They’re both plausible if you listen to the album, but I’ve always had a penchant for conspiracy theories, in music and otherwise.
So, why the heck are we all still listening to Hot Fuss? I’d venture to say that it’s both a mix of nostalgia and the fact that the album is truly timeless. I’m not trying to bash anyone, but Panic! At the Disco’s first album sounds very much like the year it was released in – 2005. The early 2000s were obsessed with creating something new and exciting, but I feel like The Killers were able to do it more efficiently. They created a musical experience that perfectly encapsulates growing up in a small town and feeling trapped. And yeah, of course we associate Hot Fuss with the year it came out, because for many listeners, it was a justification of the niche genre they had fallen in love with. It truly brought the alt scene to the mainstream.
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Swans to play HMV Institute Birmingham
We are unbelievably excited to announce we’re teaming up with Birmingham Promoters to bring the legendary Swans to HMV Institute Birmingham in April!
Swans are an influential American post-punk band initially active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira. The band was one of the few groups to emerge from the early 1980s New York No Wave scene and stay intact into the next decade. Formed by Gira in 1982, Swans employed a shifting lineup of musicians until their dissolution in 1997.
After years of pursuing Angels of Light and recording and producing a diverse roster of artists for his Young God label, Michael Gira decided to reconvene his legendary group in 2010 to release the much-acclaimed ‘My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky’, followed by 2012′s brand new album ‘The Seer’.
“Swans are currently the greatest rock band on the planet…” – The Quietus
“The rule book is torn up and incinerated here, but this shouldn’t even be a surprise, considering that’s what Swans made a career doing. Surprise! Swans aren’t dead.” – FACT
Swans play HMV Institute Birmingham on Monday 1st April 2013. Tickets on sale Mon 19th November 2012.
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Staff Host Account / Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday during his state visit to London, Trump claimed that he had been approached by Corbyn, who boycotted Monday's banquet held in his honor, for a meeting. "I don't know Jeremy Corbyn, never met him, never spoke to him. He wanted to meet today or tomorrow and I decided that I would not do that," Trump told "I think that he is, from where I come from, somewhat of a negative force. I think that people should look to do things correctly as opposed to criticize. I really don't like critics as much as I like and respect people that get things done,” he added. Earlier in the day speaking at a protest rally in Westminster, Corbyn said he was "very disappointed" by Trump's attack on the London Mayor Sadiq Khan, whom the US leader accused of being a "stone cold loser" and “nasty.” The opposition Labour leader did not mention Trump by name but he did refer to "our visitors,” and said all governments must oppose racism and misogyny. "So I say to our visitors that have arrived this week. Think on please about a world that is one of peace and disarmament, is one of recognizing the values of all people, is a world that defeats racism, defeats misogyny, defeats the religious hatred that have been fuelled by the far-rights in politics in Britain, in Europe and the United States." Corbyn told protesters he was prepared to have "a dialogue" with anybody about building a more peaceful, just world. Meanwhile, London Mayor Sadiq Khan called for a tougher government position against Trump and his “playground” behavior. “I’m hoping that Theresa May stands up for our country and does say boo to a goose,” Khan said on Tuesday. Khan criticized the US president for his divisive policies and said that Trump was acting like children and there was a need for the British government to challenge his ideas on women and minorities.
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STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS: MY THOUGHTS
I don’t normally do this on the website, but I’ve decided to put down my thoughts on the new “Star Wars” film as I won’t be reviewing it in writing for any outlets (my radio review is out tomorrow).
This is a SPOILER FREE review, however if you absolutely positively do not want to know anything about the film, turn away now (although honestly, why did you click here in the first place?).
… Ready?….
Ok, this is the briefest summation of the plot, and nothing you won’t find out in the first two seconds of the opening crawl (which I cried a little bit at, by the way). Luke Skywalker is missing, and everyone is after him. Chiefly, The First Order, established from the ashes of the Old Empire, and the Resistance, the good guys. Caught in the middle are scavenger are Rey (Daisy Ridley) and former storm trooper Finn (John Boyega), who come across key information to the whereabouts of the Jedi Master.
You can relax. Lessons have been learned. That means no midichlorians, no trade embargoes, no irritating child actors, no cold, glowy CGI environments. This is proper Star Wars, and it’s a hell of a ride. The chief goal of this film is to set up the ones that follow, so we’re meeting the gang and going on an adventure. There are several jaw-dropping moments, including a chase with a famous old spaceship and a scene at the end which will have everyone talking. Abrams clearly adores this franchise and makes everything feel legitimate. The rusty, dirty spaceships, the practical effects, the humour in the script- he knows what you want, and he’ll deliver it.
If there’s a weakness it is that nostalgia factor. A lot of the plot feels similar to previous films, and while that’s no bad thing when it’s done this well, there are some moments where you get caught up thinking “oh this scene is a nod to this…” If that sounds vague, please bear in mind I’m trying to keep things spoiler free, which is very hard in a film filled with twists and reveals.
One thing that strikes you is how well the new characters fold into the universe. Ridley and Boyega are the focus, and win you over pretty quickly – the former has the demeanour of a younger, feistier Kiera Knightley; while the “Attack The Block” actor is endearingly haphazard. The friendship that builds between them is one of the most compelling things in the plot. Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron feels like he’s transported from 1977 – a dashing pilot who dips in and out of the story but is one of those very cool support characters these films used to be so good at. Kylo Ren, another character that can’t be talked about at great length, is the best Star Wars villain since you-know-who.
Then there’s Han. If you’re at all a fan of these films this will bring a tear to your eye, because he’s back. It’s not Harrison Ford trying to rehash an old character, it’s him slipping straight back into the swagger of the universe’s favourite smuggler. The trailer moments (“It’s true. All of it. The Dark Side. The Jedi. They’re real”) are for once a little more special in context, and that’s about all that can be said without ruining it. Oh, and Luke? Just wait and see.
For fans who love the originals, this will feel like a huge ‘welcome back’ hug after the disappointment of the prequels which, compared to this, feel like expensive fan films made by children. A masterpiece of cinema? No quite, but this is the Star Wars film you’ve been looking for.
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James W Erwin
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James W Erwin Author and Speaker
How I became interested in the Civil War
I owe it all to a book sale
When I was eight years old, my grandparents owned a farm on the outskirts of Carthage, Missouri. Their house had a very large combination living room and family room with built-in bookshelves. They wanted something to dress up the place and so they bought a few boxes of book at an estate sale.
I was taken by some hefty illustrated volumes about coal mining and coal mining equipment, but my attention was really drawn to a book with large maps. It was The Battle of Shiloh and the Organizations Engaged by Major D. W. Reed. Reed not only gave an overview of the campaign, but also traced the movements of each brigade. I was hooked.
I started reenacting the battle. My musket was a yardstick and around the Fourth of July I had a cannon – a length of pipe into which I inserted lit cherry bombs. It made an impressive and noisy display. Not as good as the real thing but to an eight-year old boy a thing to be proud of. When the weather was bad and, in the winter, I reenacted the battle with playing cards. The black cards were the Union and the red cards were the Confederates.
We moved to Springfield, Missouri not long after. I convinced my father to make our Sunday drives (does anyone remember when Sunday drives were a thing?) searches for battlefields. He worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, which in those days ran right through the Wilson’s Creek Battlefield. We found the monument to General Nathaniel Lyon and not much else. It would be several years before the battlefield became a National Park. We also went to Pea Ridge and found Elkhorn Tavern (or at least the rebuilt version there today). It became a National Park later as well. An ancestor was mortally wounded near Elkhorn Tavern on the first day of the battle while serving in Company A, Phelps’ Missouri Infantry, fighting fellow Missourians from General Sterling Price’s command. We searched for the location of the Battle of Carthage. And we didn’t even know there was Battle of Springfield (January 1863) right in our hometown!
Why did we have trouble finding these places? Because we could find practically nothing about the Civil War on Missouri -- this in a state that had the third most military engagements of the war. The Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi Theater was – at least for us – practically unknown in the available literature. (Times have fortunately changed.)
And that is why I am pleased to be able to research and write books and articles about this aspect of the Civil War. Please take a look at my Civil War books and the brief articles posted in my blog.
My next project is another Missouri-related subject, tentatively titled Steamboat Disasters on the Lower Missouri River, written with my wife, Vicki Berger Erwin. (For you Civil War aficionados there will be chapter about the guerrilla attack on the steamer New Sam Gaty on March 28, 1863, near Sibley, Missouri). It will be published by History Press in late 2019 or early 2020.
The book that started it all
GUERRILLAS IN CIVIL WAR MISSOURI
During the Civil War, Missouri was in constant turmoil from raids by heavily armed bands of marauders loosely affiliated with the Confederate army. Federal troops fought more than 1,000 battles in Missouri – mostly with guerrillas. But these numbers mask the level of violence because they do not include attacks on civilians. Ordinary persons felt the dread of uncertainty when riders approached their homes. Were they Union soldiers or guerrillas in blue coats taken off soldiers they had ambushed? Sometimes it did not matter. Either side might kill the men, and burn their buildings if dissatisfied with the response to their demands for information, food or horses. Entire counties were reduced to ruins. Guerrilla war is perhaps the most brutal of wars. This was Missouri’s war: a war of revenge, retaliation, scalping and mutilation of the dead, and few prisoners.
GUERRILLA HUNTERS IN CIVIL WAR MISSOURI
The guerrillas who terrorized Missouri during the Civil War were colorful men whose daring and vicious deeds brought them a celebrity never enjoyed by the Federal soldiers who hunted them. Many books have been written about William Quantrill, Bloody Bill Anderson, George Todd, Tom Livingston, and other “noted guerrillas.”
You have not heard of George Wolz, Aaron Caton, John Durnell, Thomas Holston, or Ludwick St. John, They served in Union cavalry regiments in Missouri. It was a hard life, and over three years of the war these boys, for most were in their teens and early twenties, became hard men. Combat, when it came, was often short, sharp, brutal, and unforgiving. In Missouri neither side showed mercy for defeated foes.
They are just five of the anonymous thousands who, in the end, defeated the guerrillas, and who have been forgotten with the passage of time. This is their story.
THE HOMEFRONT IN CIVIL WAR MISSOURI
Missouri was a battleground – over 1,000 engagements were fought in the state (third most during the Civil War) – but it was also a home front where people lived. No one could feel safe there. In the countryside, women who had been left behind when their husbands and sons went to war had to cope with marauders from both sides. Children saw their fathers and brothers beaten, hanged or shot. In the cities a cheer for Jeff Davis could land a young boy in jail, and a letter to a sweetheart in the Confederate army could get a girl banished from the state. Women volunteered to care for the flood of wounded and sick soldiers. Slavery crumbled and created new opportunities for black men to serve in the Union army, but left their families vulnerable to retaliation at home. The turbulence and bitterness of guerrilla war was everywhere.
ST CHARLES, MISSOURI: A BRIEF HISTORY
Louis Blanchette came to Les Petites Côtes – the Little Hills – in 1769. The little village, later dubbed San Carlos del Misury by the Spanish and St. Charles by the Americans, played a major role in the early history of Missouri. It was jumping off point for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, as well for settlers moving west beyond the Missouri River. St. Charles was the home of important politicians, judges, soldiers, businesspersons, educators and even a saint. It was the first capital of the new state. From a sleepy French village, St. Charles grew into a dynamic city in one of the fastest growing areas of the nation. But it never forgot its history. The heart of the city is its Historic District where one can still experience its heritage.
This is the story of St. Charles from Les Petite Côtes to today.
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Gogh, Vincent van: Landscape at Saint-Rémy (Enclosed Field with Peasant)Landscape at Saint-Rémy (Enclosed Field with Peasant), oil on canvas by Vincent van Gogh, 1889; in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. 73.66 × 92.07 cm.Photograph by Jenny O'Donnell. Indianapolis Museum of Art, gift of Mrs James W. Fesler in memory of Daniel W. and Elizabeth C. Marmon, 44.74
Here you will find images of ;Van Gogh drawings, watercolors, graphic works, letter sketches, and Van Gogh's paintings. Discussions and critiques on Van Gogh's Starry Night, Sunflowers, Irises, Poppies, The Bedroom, The Mulberry Tree, Blossoming Almond Tree and The Potato Eaters are just a few of the many pieces which are covered. On the drawings and paintings page, you will find a discussion of a few of Van Gogh's drawings which he also created as paintings. To search a list of his paintings by name, date, current location or museum, visit The Gallery section.
Van Dyke left high school in 1944, his senior year, intending to join the United States Army Air Forces for pilot training during World War II. Denied enlistment several times for being underweight, he was eventually accepted for service as a radio announcer before transferring to the Special Services and entertaining troops in the continental United States.[11] He received his high school diploma in 2004 at the age of 78.[12]
He moved to Antwerp that November, and rented a room above a paint dealer's shop in the rue des Images (Lange Beeldekensstraat).[91] He lived in poverty and ate poorly, preferring to spend the money Theo sent on painting materials and models. Bread, coffee and tobacco became his staple diet. In February 1886 he wrote to Theo that he could only remember eating six hot meals since the previous May. His teeth became loose and painful.[92] In Antwerp he applied himself to the study of colour theory and spent time in museums—particularly studying the work of Peter Paul Rubens—and broadened his palette to include carmine, cobalt blue and emerald green. Van Gogh bought Japanese ukiyo-e woodcuts in the docklands, later incorporating elements of their style into the background of some of his paintings.[93] He was drinking heavily again,[94] and was hospitalised between February and March 1886,[95] when he was possibly also treated for syphilis.[96][note 6]
You might find a nice piece of art for cheap or a mirror but the furniture isn't so great. We bought a living room set only to later find out the seat cushions are not moveable (i've never seen that before!) For the price we paid, this couldve been useful info. Do you know how hard it is to wash couch cushions that do not zip off or come off the couch structure?
Van Dyke received a Grammy Award in 1964, along with Julie Andrews, for his performance on the soundtrack to Mary Poppins.[41] In 1970, he published Faith, Hope and Hilarity: A Child's Eye View of Religion a book of humorous anecdotes based largely on his experiences as a Sunday School teacher.[42] Van Dyke was principal in "KXIV Inc." and owned 1400 AM KXIV in Phoenix (later KSUN) from 1965 to 1985.[citation needed]
Alongside Angela Lansbury, Norman Lloyd, William Daniels, Christopher Lee, Mickey Rooney, Ernest Borgnine, Betty White, Edward Asner, Adam West, Marla Gibbs, William Shatner, Larry Hagman, Florence Henderson, Shirley Jones, Hal Linden and Alan Alda, Van Dyke is one of the few actors in Hollywood who lives into their 80s and/or 90s without ever either retiring from acting or having stopped getting work.
Van Gogh, the eldest of six children of a Protestant pastor, was born and reared in a small village in the Brabant region of the southern Netherlands. He was a quiet, self-contained youth, spending his free time wandering the countryside to observe nature. At 16 he was apprenticed to The Hague branch of the art dealers Goupil and Co., of which his uncle was a partner.
Theo criticised The Potato Eaters for its dark palette, which he thought unsuitable for a modern style.[206] During Van Gogh's stay in Paris between 1886 and 1887, he tried to master a new, lighter palette. His Portrait of Père Tanguy (1887) shows his success with the brighter palette, and is evidence of an evolving personal style.[207] Charles Blanc's treatise on colour interested him greatly, and led him to work with complementary colours. Van Gogh came to believe that the effect of colour went beyond the descriptive; he said that "colour expresses something in itself".[208][209] According to Hughes, Van Gogh perceived colour as having a "psychological and moral weight", as exemplified in the garish reds and greens of The Night Cafe, a work he wanted to "express the terrible passions of humanity".[210] Yellow meant the most to him, because it symbolised emotional truth. He used yellow as a symbol for sunlight, life, and God.[211]
Van Gogh had no recollection of the event, suggesting that he may have suffered an acute mental breakdown.[147] The hospital diagnosis was "acute mania with generalised delirium",[148] and within a few days the local police ordered that he be placed in hospital care.[149][150] Gauguin immediately notified Theo, who on 24 December had proposed marriage to his old friend Andries Bonger's sister Johanna.[151] That evening Theo rushed to the station to board a night train to Arles. He arrived on Christmas Day and comforted Vincent, who seemed to be semi-lucid. That evening he left Arles for the return trip to Paris.[152]
In April 1876 he returned to England to take unpaid work as a supply teacher in a small boarding school in Ramsgate. When the proprietor moved to Isleworth in Middlesex, Van Gogh went with him.[35][36] The arrangement did not work out and he left to become a Methodist minister's assistant.[37] His parents had meanwhile moved to Etten;[38] in 1876 he returned home at Christmas for six months and took work at a bookshop in Dordrecht. He was unhappy in the position and spent his time doodling or translating passages from the Bible into English, French and German.[39] He immersed himself in religion, and became increasingly pious and monastic.[40] According to his flatmate of the time, Paulus van Görlitz, Van Gogh ate frugally, avoiding meat.[41]
The piece comes back and looks horrible. The fabric was torn and stapled back together unevenly. We called Art Van to complain and were promised to be contacted by the manager. In the meantime we moved and didn't get a chance to call manager back. We called back and were told manager would contact us. Nothing. I finally called the manager, Kathy Smith, today and received the worst treatment I've ever experienced from a store. Right away she had a chip on her should and said because it's been 8 months since original purchase, we couldn't get a replacement and basically it wasn't her problem. I wasn't rude and didn't say anything to anger her but she acted like I was trying to steal from her. I explained that if we could not get the piece replaced (which is ridiculous by itself), could we get a decent discount on the purchase of two new pieces? We need to get the reverse pieces for the new house and were hoping after all the inconvenience, that they could work with us since the original piece looks terrible from being serviced.
Van Gogh made several painting excursions during visits to the landscape around Arles. He made paintings of harvests, wheat fields and other rural landmarks of the area, including The Old Mill (1888); a good example of a picturesque structure bordering the wheat fields beyond.[116] At various points, Van Gogh painted the view from his window – at The Hague, Antwerp, and Paris. These works culminated in The Wheat Field series, which depicted the view from his cells in the asylum at Saint-Rémy.[256]
In 2015 the company paid out $2.5 million dollars in free furniture to 3000 customers after a promotion that gave away the purchases of customers if it snowed three inches each in the cities of Toledo, Fort Wayne, and Chicago.[21][22] In 2016, Art Van replaced its regional Super Bowl advertisements in the Detroit and Grand Rapids areas with a thank you message for donors of water to Flint, Michigan, which the company had solicited through its charitable programs.[23]
Van Dyke had four children with his first wife, Margie. The pair lived separate lives for years, before officially divorcing in 1984. The actor became involved with Michelle Triola, an ex-girlfriend of Lee Marvin, in the late 1970s. Trioia had been working as Van Dyke's agent's secretary when they first met. Van Dyke stayed with Triola for nearly 30 years, until her death in 2009. In March 2012, the 86-year-old actor wed 40-year-old makeup artist Arlene Silver.
Nevertheless, the twelve customers selected the colors and styles they desired, and were asked to return later in the afternoon to pick up their purchases. Paul Van Doren and Lee then rushed to the factory to manufacture the selected shoes. When the customers returned that afternoon to pick up their shoes, Paul Van Doren and Gordon C. Lee realized that they had forgotten to maintain a cash reserve to provide change to customers. The customers were therefore given the shoes and asked to return the following day with their payments. All twelve of the customers returned the following day to pay for their items.[6]
In 1892 Émile Bernard organised a small solo show of Van Gogh's paintings in Paris, and Julien Tanguy exhibited his Van Gogh paintings with several consigned from Johanna van Gogh-Bonger. In April 1894 the Durand-Rue Gallery in Paris agreed to take 10 paintings on consignment from Van Gogh's estate.[269] In 1896, the Fauvist painter Henri Matisse, then an unknown art student, visited John Peter Russell on Belle Île off Brittany.[270][271] Russell had been a close friend of Van Gogh; he introduced Matisse to the Dutchman's work, and gave him a Van Gogh drawing. Influenced by Van Gogh, Matisse abandoned his earth-coloured palette for bright colours.[271][272]
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His artistic career was extremely short, lasting only the 10 years from 1880 to 1890. During the first four years of this period, while acquiring technical proficiency, he confined himself almost entirely to drawings and watercolours. First, he went to study drawing at the Brussels Academy; in 1881 he moved to his father’s parsonage at Etten, Netherlands, and began to work from nature.
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Riise: Robertson can be the best left back in the world
16 Apr / autty
The former Liverpool defender is a big fan of the Scotland captain and has backed is former side to reach the Champions League final once again
Former Liverpool star John Arne Riise has identified Andy Robertson as one of the top left-sided defenders in the game and insists he is the "perfect" modern full-back.
Riise won a Champions League title with the Reds during his seven-year spell with the club, with Robertson now hoping to do the same as Liverpool look forward to their quarter-final second-leg clash with Porto.
Jurgen Klopp's side are 2-0 up from the first meeting, a game that Robertson had to sit out due to suspension, but as he prepares to feature in Portugal, Riise believes the Scot is up there as one of the world's top left-backs.
When asked his opinion on who can be considered the best in that position, Riise told Goal. "To be honest, the way football is played now Andy Robertson is up there because of his energy and his way of going forward.
"Robertson is more [an example of] today’s modern football full-back. You need to be able to run up and down, make crosses, make assists, shoot, and also be good defensively. He’s like the perfect modern left-back. I’m a big fan.
"I was probably one of the first who started the modern full-back thing, being very offensive, up and down all the time, making passes, shooting, scoring goals. It was quite new when I started doing it. Now, every full-back has to be able to go up and down, and I love that style of play."
And what does Riise like the most about Robertson's game?
"His energy. He never stops," the Norwegian added. "He rarely has a bad game, and he always gives 100 per cent. The way he runs forward brings excitement."
As much of a fan as Riise is of Robertson's game, he does see room for improvement for the 25-year-old Scotland captain and believes he needs to add goals to his game.
"The only thing with Robertson is I want him to be more of a goal-scoring threat," Riise said. "Score more goals, that’s the only thing I want. He has everything else."
With Liverpool looking to go one step further than last season in the Champions League, where they were beaten finalists, Riise is sure they're capable of at least getting to the final again.
"The Champions League is difficult to win because those two games can change everything," he added. "What I saw against Bayern, especially away from home, was unbelievable. So they’re good enough to go back to the final."
The 38-year-old also believes he would have thrived playing under Klopp but says he is will always be grateful to Rafael Benitez for guiding the Reds to the Champions League on that famous night in Istanbul in 2005.
"I’ve thought so many times over the last few years what it would be like to play under Mr. Klopp, because his style of play would have suited my game," Riise said.
"I was lucky to play for some great managers. Obviously Benitez because he gave me the chance to win the Champions League, but I also loved playing for [Claudio] Ranieri when I was at Roma.
"It’s hard [picking a favourite] because I loved all my managers. Mainly because I always played!"
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Sales of THIS Women’s Fashion Item Were Down 12% Last Year? IMPOSSIBLE TRIVIA
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Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum singer and songwriter Demi Lovato brings her North American tour to Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center on Friday, March 23 and Lite Rock 96.9 WFPG is giving you the chance to win tickets.
Lovato's critically acclaimed album Tell Me You Love Me featuring the Top 40 #1 smash "Sorry Not Sorry" is one of the fastest-rising hits in Demi's career. Showcasing "one of the year's most unstoppable voices" (Entertainment Weekly), the track has logged over 350 million global streams, and over 200 million views for its house party video.
Tell Me You Love Me is Demi's first new album since 2015's Confident, the inaugural release, featuring the hit "Cool For the Summer," with over 290 million YouTube views to date.
To win tickets to see Demi Lovato live at Wells Fargo Center, play Impossible Trivia at 7:20am weekdays on the Lite Rock Morning Show with Eddie Davis
See previous Lite Rock Impossible Trivia questions and answers.
Today's Lite Rock Impossible Trivia question: Sales of this women's fashion item were down 12% last year. What's the item?
The answer: Watch this short video to find out today's answer...
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The Libra Association is an independent, not-for-profit membership organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Fostering an open-source community to spur the development of a robust ecosystem of financial products and services that allow people to use Libra in their everyday lives, around the world.
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Securing and managing the Libra Reserve to preserve the stable value of Libra.
The Libra Association works to evolve and scale the network and reserve and leads a social impact grant-making program that supports financial inclusion efforts worldwide. The association collaborates with the global community and partners with policymakers to help further the Libra mission.
The Libra Association is made up of a group of diverse organizations from around the world. The Founding Members of the association each run one of the validator nodes that form the network that operates the Libra Blockchain. One of the association's directives will be to work with the community to research and implement the transition to a permissionless network over time.
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Backstreet Boys Score First Number One Album in Almost 20 Years
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 13: (L-R) Howie D., Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys perform on ABC's "Good Morning America" at SummerStage at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Backstreet Boys Score Major Comeback With First Number One Album in Nearly 20 Years
Allison McGevna // Music Reporter February 4th
NEW YORK, NY – JULY 13: (L-R) Howie D., Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys perform on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on July 13, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
The Backstreet Boys are back.
The Backstreet Boys scored their first number one album on the Billboard 200 charts in nearly 20 years with the release of DNA. The last time they appeared at number one was in December of 2000 with their fourth LP, Black & Blue.
The band released DNA on January 25 via RCA Records. According to Billboard, the album hit number one this weekend, selling more than 230,000 units.
The 18-year gap between number ones is the longest since Paul McCartney’s Egypt Station became his first number one album in 36 years. It’s also the biggest week for a pop album since Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods debuted on top last year.
The good news followed a buzz-filled weekend for the group, who starred in a Super Bowl commercial with Chance The Rapper for Doritos. They also recently announced their final show dates for their record-breaking Las Vegas residency, “Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life,” which will run through April 2019.
Rolling Stone reports that the band tapped top songwriters for DNA, including Shawn Mendes, Ryan Tedder and Grammy-nominated Stuart Chricton.
The group, comprised of Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, and Howie Dorough, is also nominated for a 2019 Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.”
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While São Paulo’s concrete sprawl doesn’t offer the verdant beauty or mythic beaches of Rio de Janeiro, its thriving art and food scene has in recent years transformed what was once just Brazil’s financial capital into its cultural epicenter. Stroll the city’s gritty alleyways and avenues to see where celebrated street artists Os Gemeos and Eduardo Kobra got their start. São Paulo’s Art Biennial, which is second to Venice’s in longevity, kicks off in September 2018 and showcases contemporary talent, both international and homegrown. For a truly immersive experience into Brazilian fare, don’t miss Alex Atala’s D.O.M., named one of the best restaurants in the world. Atala champions native ingredients — from priprioca root to ants, often foraged from the Amazon region by the chef himself — and weaves them into his inventive dishes. The arrival of luxe hotel brands is another signal of the city’s burgeoning cosmopolitan status. The prestigious Oetker Collection, with only nine other properties (in glitzy places like Seychelles and the Côte d’Azur), recently opened Palácio Tangará, a gorgeously appointed mansion set in leafy Burle Marx Park, a welcome oasis from the city’s high-rises. The Four Seasons will also debut a new property in mid 2018, marking the brand’s first foray in the country. —Karen I. Chen
Grenada, known as Spice Island, remains one of the Caribbean’s under-the-radar gems, even though it’s got what every traveler wants: uncrowded beaches, preserved rain forests, and a lively local culture and cuisine. The island, which was spared from last fall’s brutal hurricane season, is poised to attract new luxury travelers when the Silversands Hotel opens in March 2018. The first major resort to open on Grand Anse Beach in 25 years, Silversands will offer 43 rooms and suites, nine villas, and the longest pool in the Caribbean. After a recent renovation, the beloved Calabash Luxury Boutique Hotel is now part of Relais & Châteaux, only the fifth hotel in the Caribbean to be invited to join the celebrated hotel group. Getting to the island is a cinch — JetBlue added daily service from New York City last year, and Grenada is now a port of call for 33 new cruise ships — and visitors will soon have even more options for high-end stays, with Kimpton Kawana Bay and the Levera Beach Resort both in the works. —Devorah Lev-Tov
Rising above its associations with the annual hot-air-balloon festival, Albuquerque will this year set out to prove itself as a fully-fledged destination. The Sawmill District, just north of the historic Old Town, is being revived as a creative center, anchored by the arrival of the Hotel Chaco. The design of this boutique property, which opened in April, is inspired by the state’s indigenous culture, with handmade Navajo wool textiles and pueblo-inspired motifs. Come spring, downtown ABQ will also see the arrival of a new entertainment hub: the $40 million One Central, which will have a sleek bowling lounge, as well as upscale stores and restaurants. And just outside town, visitors will soon be able to experience the striking Sandia Mountains in a nail-biting new way. The proposed Mountain Coaster, an alpine sled-style ride that plunges riders down the mountainside in a total vertical drop of 380 feet, is due to open this fall. Getting to Albuquerque is becoming even easier, thanks to new nonstop flights from major U.S. cities via Southwest, United, and Alaska Airlines. —Melanie Lieberman
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Do We Really Want To Be The Evil Overlords?
Rio Tinto’s chief office building towers over St Michael’s Cathedral on Collins Street, Melbourne.
The people who worship at St Michael’s do not live in fear that one day Rio Tinto may take their sacred land in order to enrich company stockholders. They do not worry that their lovely cathedral will be knocked down for mining. However, we would all do well to think about what that would feel like.
Such a grab when done without consultation or permission would represent the destruction of a people’s culture and history. St Michael’s is a place where people for generations have been married, had children baptised, and grieved when family and friends have died. This space is a special container for love, family, community, and humanity. For any number of people its senseless obliteration would feel like the violation of a family member.
This is what the original peoples of Australia feel when they are displaced for “the greater good” of white Australia. This is also what the original peoples of North America feel when our Australian company invades their land, destroying sacred space and the environment, in order to mine the copper discovered there.
Right now in Oak Flat Arizona, Rio Tinto is planning on obliterating sacred Apache land. As part of Resolution Copper Mining they will hollow out a vast chamber in Oak Flat park area that, when it caves in, will leave a two-mile-wide, 1,000-foot-deep pit.
People are concerned about water contamination from acid mine drainage. Exposure to chronic high levels of copper will increase risk factors for lung cancer and coronary heart disease in their community. These are in addition to losing a place of great meaning to them: a place where they would sing songs, dance, and initiate their young people.
How did Rio Tinto get this land? It wasn’t through purchase, it wasn’t through consultation with those people who have used that land for hundreds of years. It was handed to them by the US federal government when it was put onto a “must pass” military spending bill as a rider. Not even the general US public had a say in this.
Does Australia really want to continue a tradition of destroying lands and peoples for the temporary profit of our wealthiest? When did we decide it was okay to continue colonialist policies of smash and grab? The mining companies are walking all over everyone’s posterity both environmental and cultural. This has to stop, and it is up to us to do it.
This weekend the Apache are holding a massive sit-in at Oak Flat celebrating one year of their protest occupation. Today I stood in protest outside the Melbourne Rio Tinto offices. Perhaps others would like to support the effort. Australia doesn’t have to be the bad guys, we don’t have to act like evil overlords.
In peace and friendship,
Katherine in front of Rio Tinto offices, Melbourne
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The Hawaiian Archipelago is one of the world’s most isolated island groupings and supports a multitude of ecosystems that vary in complexity, content, and structure. The diversity of native plant life can be attributed to millions of years of isolation from other land masses, a remarkable diversity of microclimates occurring within short distances of one another, and a scant number of original plant founders. These factors gave rise to some of the most unique examples of insular evolution in the world.
Today, it is estimated that 1,400 vascular plant taxa (including species, subspecies, and varieties) are native to the Hawaiian Islands, with nearly 90 percent of these found nowhere else in the world. Hawai‘i has the dubious distinction of being the “Endangered Species Capital of the World,” with 365 plant taxa (of which 7 are thought to be extinct) listed as Endangered or Threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources. There are currently 46 additional taxa that are Proposed as Endangered, and another 18 species are Candidates for listing. A further 248 taxa are unofficially tracked as “Species of Concern” and may eventually merit listing as Endangered or Threatened.
Taken together this means that nearly 700 vascular plant taxa are declining or considered to be of conservation concern, roughly half of the native flora. Situated in 193.5 acres of tropical rainforest, the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum-University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is a permanent ex situ repository for more than 5,000 living plant taxa, primarily from Hawai‘i, and sub-tropical and tropical areas of the world. The plant collections are diverse, and include living specimens that are common to extremely rare in their native habitat, as well as tropical ornamentals and economically important crop plants. The preservation of plant genetic resources is vital to the economic well-being of any state, and no where else is it more evident than in Hawai‘i where the number one industry is tourism.
With over 7.6 million visitors and $12.8 billion of tourism generated income annually, it is imperative that the Hawaiian landscape remain aesthetic, appealing, and as natural as possible. Aside from beaches, the flora and fauna are the most visible elements of Hawai‘i’s ecosystems and provide the back drop for the multi-million dollar eco-tourism industry. Preservation of native plants, especially of wild populations, through plant re-introductions, may also have far reaching effects by protecting the balance and integrity of ecosystems. Plant conservation programs, such as those of the Lyon Arboretum, can mitigate the effects of soil erosion, flooding, and loss of wildlife habitat. Currently, the Hawaiian Islands are being subjected to a number of environmental pressures (e.g. alien pest species, pathogens, climatic changes, urban encroachment, and pollution) that are leading to rapid ecosystem degradation.
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The original 'Luigi's Mansion' is coming to Nintendo 3DS
By Kellen Beck 2018-03-08 22:54:31 UTC
The original Luigi's Mansion is getting re-released on Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo announced during a Nintendo Direct Thursday.
Luigi's Mansion first launched in 2001 alongside the GameCube and was one of the first games to star Mario's brother Luigi. It was also the first game in the Luigi's Mansion series. In the game, Luigi enters a mansion filled with ghosts to save his brother and has to suck up all the ghosts in sight and face a handful of inventive bosses that haunt the mansion.
Luigi's Mansion comes out for the 3DS later this year.
Netflix unveils stunning first teaser for 'The Witcher' at Comic-Con
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Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, luigis-mansion, Nintendo, nintendo 3ds
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Larry Drew gets his security, agreeing on new arrangements with cavalry
November 6, 2018 Sports 0 Views Larry Drew no longer needs to worry about being "voice" at Cleveland Cavaliers, the actor or any other atypical difference. He will simply be his head coach, the team announced Monday. ESPN reported that Drew's business to become a head coach extended at the end of this season and included a 2019-20 share guarantee. "We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Coach Drew to continue leading the team to court," said Koby Altman, Director General of Cleveland in a statement. "He provides significant experience and many qualities that we expect to translate well with our act as head coach. " Drew, who temporarily crossed after the cavalry fired Tyronn Lue on October 29, initially took problems with the Nomenclature in his role – a protest that was largely about his desire to renegotiate his contract – but also with the resident he is still faced with the difficult task of getting the team back on track after LeBron Jamess leaving via a free agency. The team started 0-6 under Lue, which led to the champion-winning coach's resignation and had gone 1-2 during Drew into Monday match against Orlando. Drew, who has cited the team's transitional defense as its biggest weakness, told reporters before Monday's game that it was to take time to fix the ship. "Tonight's game, chances are we'll make the same mistake as we did our latest game," said Drew. "We must continue to show them on film, we continue…
November 6, 2018 Sports 0 Views
Larry Drew no longer needs to worry about being “voice” at Cleveland Cavaliers, the actor or any other atypical difference. He will simply be his head coach, the team announced Monday.
ESPN reported that Drew’s business to become a head coach extended at the end of this season and included a 2019-20 share guarantee.
“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Coach Drew to continue leading the team to court,” said Koby Altman, Director General of Cleveland in a statement. “He provides significant experience and many qualities that we expect to translate well with our act as head coach. “
Drew, who temporarily crossed after the cavalry fired Tyronn Lue on October 29, initially took problems with the Nomenclature in his role – a protest that was largely about his desire to renegotiate his contract – but also with the resident he is still faced with the difficult task of getting the team back on track after LeBron Jamess leaving via a free agency. The team started 0-6 under Lue, which led to the champion-winning coach’s resignation and had gone 1-2 during Drew into Monday match against Orlando.
Drew, who has cited the team’s transitional defense as its biggest weakness, told reporters before Monday’s game that it was to take time to fix the ship.
“Tonight’s game, chances are we’ll make the same mistake as we did our latest game,” said Drew. “We must continue to show them on film, we continue to practice and go through it. It will not happen overnight.”
Complicated things are the extended absence of Kevin Love, the team’s most prominent player left from their four-year run of the Eastern Conference Championships. Love was an average of 19 points, 13.5 rebounds and 3.5 helping a game to start the season, but he has been out since he injured his toe in a loss for the net on October 24th. The injury required surgery, and he will not be re-evaluated for a return for another six weeks.
Drew, 60, has been with Cavaliers since 2014 and serves as assistant trainer for two years – including during the team’s championship race in the 2015-16 season before being promoted to associate head coach 2016-17. He coached the team to an 8-1 record during a medical absence of Lue last year and had previously been a head coach in Atlanta where he trained the Hawks to a 128-102 record in three seasons, and Milwaukee, where he coached Bucks to a 15- 67 record during 2013-14.
While Drew’s permanent campaign seemed quite likely after Lues’s termination, it had been a rather difficult arrangement so far. James, now with the Los Angeles Lakers, expressed his fears far away, believing that Lue had not had enough space to try to rebuild the team. Drew initially rejected the label as “interim” coach, which the team had given him. Drew said at the time of the change that he was “very disappointed”, the team had not yet restructured its contract and had hoped for guarantees before taking the aid to a rebuilding team.
Now that he has some certainty in the role, Drew, who played 10 years in NBA before switching to coaching in the 1992-93 season, has a chance to make his team own.
Love, for one, heartily supported the initial promotion after Luke’s firing and pointed out that Drew had done an excellent job of leading teams when Lue was out last year.
“I love what LD does,” said love. “I love the energy he gives, how specific he is in what he does, and he has been around this league, what 37 years, 38 years so I’m excited about it.”
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Why Thomas Friedman issued a 'code red' warning to America
by Brian Stelter @brianstelter February 21, 2018: 8:57 AM ET
NYT op-ed columnist issues 'code red' over Trump
Thomas Friedman doesn't scare easily.
The New York Times op-ed columnist is best known for his sober columns about foreign policy and technology.
That's why his Monday column stood out. "Our democracy is in serious danger," he wrote in the opening line. "President Trump is either totally compromised by the Russians or is a towering fool, or both, but either way he has shown himself unwilling or unable to defend America against a Russian campaign to divide and undermine our democracy."
There was something about his last paragraph, in particular, that struck a chord. "This is code red," he wrote. "The biggest threat to the integrity of our democracy today is in the Oval Office."
Friedman's column lit up on social media when it was posted on NYTimes.com on Sunday night. Thirty six hours later, it is still No. 1 on the site's "most emailed articles" list. It is also No. 1 on the site's "most shared articles on Facebook" list. There have been more than 2,700 comments so far.
"That's a personal record," Friedman told CNN.
He said he was taken aback by the intensity of the reactions.
After all, his column normally appears in print on Wednesdays. This was just a bonus column for the web. He just felt compelled to write it after Trump went on a tweetstorm over the weekend.
"Not my day. Not in print. And it may be the most widely circulated column I've ever written," Friedman said.
He titled the column "Whatever Trump Is Hiding Is Hurting All of Us Now."
Friedman felt compelled to write it on Sunday morning while driving from Washington to Baltimore for a golf lesson. On the drive, he said he was thinking about Trump's Twitter reaction to the newest indictments in Robert Mueller's special counsel investigation.
He said "there was something in Trump's reaction to Mueller that was deeply off." He called it "so unpresidential, it was frightening."
Trump's erratic tweets had assailed the FBI, the media, Democrats -- but not Moscow. "To me, it really crossed a line," Friedman said. While Trump has "broken many norms as president," these tweets were different. "He's no longer violating norms of the presidency, he's actually violating his oath to defend and protect the Constitution."
"Mueller told us the core of our democracy -- our electoral system -- had been attacked by Russia," Friedman added. "And Trump was focused exclusively on what Mueller's report said, or did not say, about him."
So he emailed a paragraph-long pitch to Times op-ed editor Jim Dao and editorial page editor James Bennet -- saying he had to write a column, just for the web, to express himself -- something he's done from time to time. "Hey, go for it," was the response from the editors, he said.
Later in the day, back at home, he wrote the column in an unusually speedy two hours and ten minutes. "What I've learned as a columnist over the years is, when you write the right column at the right time, articulating a feeling that many people have but maybe didn't know quite how to express, you can get a big reaction," he said, adding, "This doesn't happen very often."
James Fallows of The Atlantic tweeted that the piece was "remarkable, and admirable." Frank Rich of New York magazine called it the "most uncompromising column of Tom Friedman's career."
David Corn of Mother Jones responded to Rich and said "Friedman is too late. Some of us have been saying this for a year and a half. Some of us warned of this before the election. Now he is merely stating the obvious."
But that's "what's interesting" about the column, Jim Edwards, founding editor of Business Insider UK, tweeted: "It simply describes the big picture in plain English, which many of us forget to do."
CNNMoney (New York) First published February 20, 2018: 2:01 PM ET
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TransCanada confirms it won't be building Energy East terminal at Cacouna, Que.
TransCanada Corp. ruled out building an oil port along the St. Lawrence River at Cacouna, the home of a critical beluga habitat, but said it is considering other locations for a marine and tank terminal in Quebec.
Geoffrey Vendeville, Montreal Gazette
Two barges conduct seismic tests in the St-Lawrence river, off Cacouna village, September 23, 2014 in order to build an oil terminal for TransCanada that would start operating in 2018. CLEMENT SABOURIN / AFP/Getty Images
The Calgary-based company says it changed its plans in part because of a concern for beluga whales near the site.
“We have listened and our decision reflects that,” TransCanada CEO Russ Girling said in a press release on Thursday.
Before it can authorize the project, Quebec said TransCanada would have to prove the pipeline will have economic benefits for the province.
Quebec Environment Minister David Heurtel said it is too soon to tell if TransCanada can still meet this condition even if it doesn’t build a port in Quebec.
“It’s a hypothetical question,” he told reporters on Thursday. “Let’s wait until we see the whole Quebec project before we see if it will have (positive) economic spinoffs.”
The 1.1-million-barrel-a-day pipeline was originally meant to ship Western Canadian crude to two terminals, in Cacouna and Saint John, N.B.
Refineries in Quebec and New Brunswick would continue to be connected directly to the $12-billion pipeline.
The company had expected the pipeline to begin carrying oil to refineries in Quebec by 2017 and in New Brunswick the next year, but now says it will be in service by 2020.
TransCanada’s announcement follows a La Presse report saying it had ditched plans to build an oil port in Quebec.
It had previously suspended construction of a port at Cacouna, across the St. Lawrence River from Tadoussac, because of the presence of belugas, which have seen their numbers dwindle to about 1,000 according to a federal wildlife committee’s report last year.
With files from the Canadian Press.
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Review - Cartographies of the Mind
Philosophy and Psychology in Intersection
by Massimo Marraffa, Mario De Caro and Francesco Ferretti (Editors)
Springer, 2007
Review by Neil Levy, Ph.D.
May 29th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 22)
This is a collection of new papers, organized not so much by a shared theme as a shared orientation. The contributors, almost all philosophers, all work in naturalistically inclined philosophy of mind and agency. To that extent, the title is somewhat misleading: though there is indeed discussion of psychology, as traditionally understood, in these pages, the orientation is more toward the broader cognitive sciences than to psychology narrowly conceived.
Beyond the shared orientation, and the degree of unity in theme this orientation brings with it, there is relatively little to unify the collection. Even when papers, published here side by side, take up contrary positions on the same issue, the papers do not refer to each other. For instance, chapters 2 and 3 are both devoted to computationalism, with the first attacking it and the second defending it (albeit in a qualified manner). But the second chapter does not refer to the attack on computationalism in the first. Because there is relatively little unity to the collection beyond the thematic, the book is more or less the sum of its parts: no less, but not much more (frequent cross-referencing between the papers, presumably by the editors, ensures that the collection is a little more than that, but only a little).
That said, the parts are uniformly good. Most are by Italian philosophers, and from the quality of the contributions we can safely say that analytic philosophy in Italy is (somewhat unexpectedly for me) flourishing. The reader in Anglophone countries will also encounter some more familiar names, including some well-known and influential philosophers, such Alfred Mele and George Graham (here writing together with Ralph Kennedy) and some lesser known but fast rising names such as Tim Bayne and Eddy Nahmias. The themes covered range from synthaesthesia to self-deception, from the unity of consciousness to free will -- across the gamut of core philosophy of mind and cognitive science, and also areas which abut these disciplines.
It is not possible to discuss all the 23 papers; indeed, few people will be qualified to comment competently on all this broad range of issues. Here I limit myself just to mentioning some of the papers which, for one reason or another, I found especially interesting.
Mario De Caro contributes a thought-provoking piece on the extent to which free will is a question for philosophers or for scientists. Not surprisingly, he defends a moderate view on which thinking about free will requires both conceptual and empirical work. Somewhat to my surprise, I find myself tending more to the philosophical isolationist view. Fundamental physics is certainly best placed to answer some of the questions of interest to philosophers of free will: is determinism true, and if not are events at a (relatively) large scale like neural firings affected by indeterminism? But physics is actually making little progress at these questions, and for the moment the debate is largely philosophical. Neuroscience and psychology can also tell us a great deal about self-control, but the relevance of these findings to questions about free will is contestable. De Caro's paper should be read in conjunction with Eddy Nahmias's contribution on autonomous agency and social psychology. Nahmias offers some deflationary interpretations of some well-known social psychological findings, but recognizes that not all apparently disturbing results can be explained away in this manner. He suggests that these results nevertheless do not show that we cannot be autonomous agents; they show only that autonomy requires greater (and different) introspective knowledge, as well as knowledge of the external world, than we might have thought.
Michele di Francesco tackles the extended mind question; that is, the active externalism defended by Andy Clark and others. Di Francesco follows the now-familiar path of rejecting the sufficient conditions proposed by Clark and Chalmers for an extended process to count as mental. But his approach is novel, inasmuch as it is not so much their sufficiency that he questions (though he does argue that there is a sense in which mind is necessarily personal, and therefore has phenomenal content), but the right that Clark and Chalmers have to advance them at all. He suggests that from their perspective, these conditions are ad hoc and unmotivated.
Fiona Macpherson's contribution is a fascinating discussion of synaesthesia, the condition in which cross-modal perception (to put the point briefly but tendentiously) occurs; that is, subjects 'hear' colors or 'see' sounds. Philosophers too often make use of cases like this without an awareness of how complicated they can be. I urge them to read Macpherson's paper. Synaesthesia is not, after all, a cross-modal phenomenon: sometimes the additional experience can occur in the same modality. Moreover, the experience needn't be triggered by an actual perception; imagination can prompt it. All this careful discussion has a philosophical payoff; Macpherson then turns to a discussion of the claim that synaesthesia is a counterexample to functionalism. She concludes that it is a counterexample only to some versions of strong functionalism, not others.
There are many other papers in this collection equally worthy of readers' time. This is not a book that many will want to read right through. It is largely for specialists; those interested in topics covered here will find essential reading among the contributions.
© 2007 Neil Levy
Neil Levy, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow Program Manager, Ethical Issues in Biotechnology, Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne
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Shutting Down the Machine - Sanctuary Movement Supports Surge In GI Resistance
This article, by Dee Knight, was originally published in Workers World, January 18 2009. The accompanying photograph was published in the September 1969 issue of The Bond.
Liberated GIs in the Church of the Crossroads, Honolulu
The current surge in GI resistance, as reported in earlier articles in Workers World, has begun to stimulate calls for a sanctuary movement. In such a movement, people massively communicate unconditional support for GIs who refuse to fight in unjust wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Sanctuary cities have been established in Ithaca, N.Y., and Berkeley, Calif.
Such a movement has also been underway in Israel. Dozens of young Israelis have refused to be part of the Israeli occupation force on the West Bank or in Gaza, scene of the latest slaughter of civilians.
Workers World spoke with John Lewis, a national field organizer of the American Servicemen’s Union (ASU) in August 1969, when an earlier sanctuary struggle took place in Honolulu in protest of the war against Vietnam.
The struggle started when Louis “Buffy” Perry entered the Crossroads Church there amid a flurry of publicity on Aug. 6. “I’ve chosen to begin a lifestyle of noncooperation, on any level, with the military establishment,” Perry told reporters. “I urge all my brothers and sisters to do the same.”
Began with a mass protest
The local anti-war movement, known as the Hawai’i Resistance, held an anti-war march and rally of 350 people on Aug. 10 to commemorate Nagasaki Day. GI participants and their civilian supporters demanded “a bill of rights” for military personnel. By the end of that day, six GIs went AWOL and sought sanctuary inside the Church of the Crossroads, joining Perry.
During the next week, Black Marines rebelled at the nearby Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station and a delegation from the sanctuary church demonstrated support for them. Marines and soldiers from other bases and from the tens of thousands visiting Hawaii on rest and recreation break from Vietnam began to join those in the sanctuary. Some who didn’t join the sanctuary brought food and other material aid
The Hawaii People’s Coalition for Peace and Justice quickly formed to support the soldiers. Two “sanctuaries” for AWOL soldiers were established: the Church of the Crossroads and the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu. During the next four weeks, Honolulu became a hotbed of GI resistance, with over 100,000 military personnel on the island of Oahu at Pearl Harbor, Wickham Air Force Base, Scofield Barracks and Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station, plus GIs on leave from Vietnam. According to legal records from a case brought three years later, at least 24 soldiers refused to cooperate in a war they didn’t agree with and took refuge in the churches.
“You have to picture the grounds of the Crossroads teeming with people,” said Cindy Lance, who stayed at Crossroads Church during the sanctuary struggle. “In the evening there would be maybe a couple hundred support people bringing food and other supplies or just coming to stay for the evening, singing and talking with the GIs.”
About dawn on Friday, Sept. 12, military police stormed the two churches and seized some 12 AWOL GIs. Others escaped. The Unitarian Church caretaker remembered waking up with an MP’s gun to his head. The raids occurred simultaneously and were over quickly. The soldiers would face court-martial.
“It was a dramatic end to a dramatic demonstration,” Unitarian pastor Gene Bridges said of the raid. He explained that the sanctuary idea derives from medieval Christian practice, when a person fleeing authorities could find safe haven inside a church.
Liberated Barracks
Cindy Lance continued to work with Liberated Barracks, an organization spawned by the sanctuary movement that continued to reach out to GIs after the sanctuary raids. “I think the military simply wanted the sanctuary movement to die,” Lance said. “They probably thought we would be demoralized after the bust and just fade away. On the contrary, we continued to visit the guys in the brigs and attend their trials.”
Many GIs defied the MPs’ efforts to arrest them. The cops only caught John Lewis after a dramatic chase across Honolulu by a convoy of vehicles—documented by a BBC-TV news team in Honolulu to cover the sanctuary movement. Lewis ended up in the Fort Dix stockade in New Jersey.
Other GIs who had participated in the sanctuary decided to leave the country and go to Canada. The life-and-death gravity of the situation changed not only the lives of the GIs, but also the thinking of some anti-war activists. Community members began secretly housing AWOL GIs in their homes.
An earlier sanctuary movement was integral to the anti-slavery abolitionist struggle of the 19th century, known as “the Underground Railroad.” Thousands of runaway slaves found freedom and a new life through the heroic support provided to them by churches and individuals who sheltered and guided them, often at extremely high risk to themselves. This legacy is important to the current struggle. Then, as now, those who provided sanctuary were consciously doing everything they could to win immediate freedom for the victims of a criminal government and its institutions arrayed against them.
Today, it is unknown how many GIs are living a semi-underground AWOL existence, although thousands are AWOL. During the Vietnam War, hundreds of thousands were AWOL, and non-white GIs especially were sheltered by their families and other community members.
Today, to the extent it exists, this embryonic form of sanctuary has been largely clandestine. It may be possible to make it public if it can be made clear to those who remain in hiding that there is widespread public support for them in their communities and in society at large.
Some worry about the difficulty of providing sanctuary. In a 2003 article, Cindy Lance commented: “Wasn’t it difficult for Germans to help Jews escape, or for whites to smuggle slaves to freedom? It’s not a question of degree of difficulty, it’s a question of doing what’s right.”
The folowing description of the events in Hawai'i, was originally published in the GI Paper The AWOL PRESS, issue no. 9:
Some two dozen GIs opposed to the Vietnam war have sought sanctuary at the Church of the Crossroads in Honolulu. The action began August 6 at a Hiroshima Day demonstration, when aa member of the air force named Louis Parry announced that "further cooperation with the US military on my part, would be to commit crimes against humanity."
Parry, surrounded by civilian supporters, then took sanctuary in the church.
On August 9th, Parry was joined by five other servicemen. One of them, Marine Pfc. Vincent Ventimiglia, announced that he was a member of military intelligence who had been ordered to bring in the "defectors," but had decided to join them instead. Another of the GIs who took sanctuary that day was on R&R from Vietnam.
Since that time, the number of GIs in the sanctuary has fluctuated around two dozen, about one--third of the Vietnam veterans. Ventimiglia was arrested Aug. 20 when he left the sanctuary to try and meet his parents at a Honolulu hotel. Four of the servicemen have left the sanctuary and surrendered to authorities voluntarily.
The military has so far not made any move to break up the sanctuary and arrest the GIs. The New York Times quoted "officials" to the effect that they would ask local police to arrest the GIs for desertion once they had been AWOL for thirty days.
The custom of sanctuary is not legally recognized today, but has been invoked by several churches as a protest against the war in Vietnam.
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Summer Movie Season: July 2011
The Summer Movie Season is in full swing! The box office this month is sure to set off fireworks! The films this month are sure to please all as the themes of the month are Fun, Fantasy, Laughs, and Action. The month kicks off with Selena Gomez starring in “Monte Carlo” which is reminiscent of a “Prince and the Pauper” type of theme in terms of mistaken identity of individuals from different social classes.
Following week we have “Horrible Bosses”, which I feel can be a sleeper hit. The film stars Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, and Colin Farrell as the “Horrible Bosses” while Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, and SNL‘s Jason Sudeikis are the employees that work for them. The film also stars Academy Award winner, Jamie Foxx (“Ray”). From the writers of “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”, Kevin James stars in “Zookeeper”, which looks like a cross between “Dr. Dolittle” and “Night at the Museum”. It could be a big hit or a big flop.
Mid-month is probably one of the most anticipated films this summer, which is the final installment of the “Harry Potter” franchise, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II”. This film definitely promises to be a big box office hit. I know I’m excited to see it!
Chris Evans (“Fantastic Four”) is Captain America in the next Marvel comic hero film, “Captain America: The First Avenger”. This film could go either way, but it definitely won’t stop movie goers from going to see it. Also opening with “Captain America”, is “Friends with Benefits” starring Justin Timberlake (“The Social Network”) and Mila Kunis (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”). Not sure how this is any different than “No Strings Attached“, as it is a similar premise but perhaps it has a different angle.
Toward the end of the month we have “Cowboys & Aliens”. The film stars James Bond star Daniel Craig and Indiana Jones‘ Harrison Ford with direction by “Iron Man” director Jon Favreau and Steven Spielberg producing, this film promises to be a big production. Also opening the same weekend is the 80’s cartoon brought to the screen in CG and in 3D, “The Smurfs” The film stars Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”), Jayma Mays (“Glee”), and Hank Azaria (“Run Fatboy Run”).
My spotlight picks of the month are “The Ledge” and Crazy, Stupid, Love.” “The Ledge” is a thriller that stars Liv Tyler (“Lord of the Rings”) and she is caught in between two men, Charlie Hunnam (“Nicholas Nickelby”) and Patrick Wilson (“Phantom of the Opera”) who have differing religious beliefs as one is an atheist and the other is a devoted Christian. Crazy, Stupid, Love. stars Steve Carrell (“The Office”) in a film that is reminiscent of “Dan in Real Life” but yet seems different in a way. The film also stars Emma Stone (“Easy A”), Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling (“Half Nelson”), and Academy Award winner Marisa Tomei (“My Cousin Vinny”).
Well that’s my July overview, click on the link below to check out the rest of the movies coming out this month and check back next month for more Summer Movie Season picks and if you’ve seen any of the films from this month…leave some feedback/suggestions in the Comments section on what to see.
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Where does WENNERSTROM rank in the most common names in the U.S.?
WENNERSTROM is identified by the U.S. Bureau of the Census as a surname with more than 100 occurrences in the United States for the year-2000 U.S. Census. In "Demographic Aspects of Surnames from Census 2000", the Census Bureau tabulated the surnames of all people who had obtained Social Security Numbers by the year 2000.
WENNERSTROM ranks # 53420 in terms of the most common surnames in America for 2000.
WENNERSTROM had 363 occurrences in the 2000 Census, according the U.S. government records.
Out of a sample of 100,000 people in the United States, WENNERSTROM would occur an average of 0.13 times.
For the last name of WENNERSTROM the Census Bureau reports the following race / ethnic origin breakdown:
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One of the biggest technology stories this year in the US is the widespread popularity of Bird, Lime, Skip FMoives and Scoot. .Here are the companies that provide services for electric scooter hire (electric scooter). The means of transport they suddenly presence on the streets, pavement in many parts of the world.
The startups to enable users to locate and hire car unlocking by application. As to point to, they charged the car and walk. A few medical doctors and people walk for that dangerous scooter, need to stop while a number of urban planners (urban planners) see the scooter, along with the bike, is the future of the city’s traffic.
Where is the reason help scooter emerged?
The car is not the fastest way to move out of the crowded city area. Many cities watching bike sharing service and the lanes reserved for them as a better solution for short trips and as a way to reduce carbon emissions.
Electric Scooter, usually lower than 2 u.s. dollar (USD) per trip, is a tributary arises. Investors are looking for the Uber and Lyft next in new areas. With his investment money bag, they contribute to help scooter emerged as new players, run in my presence from the city to other cities. Uber and Lift also added the to avoid jet lag behind.
The popularity of scooters in the U.S.
Bird, a startup founded by a former employee of Lyft and Uber, scooter service operating in about 40 cities in America, while Lime is 23.
Bird’s opening this trend at the end of the year 2017 when it launches in the city of Santa Monica, California and then suddenly scooter is present everywhere. This makes some people react, for that cause atrocious urban traffic and few cities started to limit the number of scooters are allowed to circulate.
In most American cities have car sharing service, the number of scooters rarely surpassed 1,000. Try comparison, this figure is quite modest compared to 45,000 join Uber network driver and Lift alone in San Francisco in 2017, Bloomberg leads from the Attorney General of this city.
Outside the US?
This year, the Bird has expanded to France and Israel. Lime is also present in France, Germany and Spain. Scooters are even more popular in some places in China, the pioneering countries in this market. Does not have any company operating in the UK. This is not too difficult to understand when English law see scooters as the motor vehicles (motor vehicles).
That means that those who drive the scooter must have a license and is subject to tax as well as insurance. That’s not to mention this country has rules from the 19th century that the sidewalk where pedestrian-only.
Who produces Scooter?
Currently, almost the car sharing service does not produce for themselves. Instead, they buy from the manufacturers in China with many adjustments to make a difference, then about his brand labeling.
Right from the start, the Lime was trying to create the highlight for the vehicles with their own design. Uber has announced plans to integrate the bike and scooter on their application. Don’t stop there, even Uber was believed to have started designing and building his own car line.
But whether this is a profitable business model?
Investors think that can be profitable: we value of Bird and their chief rival is Lime all have exceeded 1 billion u.s. dollars. Yet the skepticism is still there. Some argue that this is only a temporary phenomenon. Which although not so, in the long run, the startups in this area require funding to turn for many expenses such as buying a car, maintenance, charge the battery every day.
In addition, there is not much reason to be loyal to a company in this array. Just one of them off, it will switch the service now. But this means that the company’s profits are declining. Lime say they can create new revenue streams from advertising.
However this idea has not proven fact. Finally, the scooter can become an additional option for urban transport services next to a bicycle, car, train. … and become the new player. The success of this model depends on many factors and one of which is regulation adjusting from the city.
Right from its inception, both Bird and Lime have drawn lessons from the earlier collision of Uber and similar startups with city governments where they operate. Collision happened when they launched the service without permission. Then apply the strategy to work for forgiveness. Who come after, Bird and Lime avoid this mistake, but on the other hand, they are also faced with the vigilance of the authorities. Some cities were quickly out laws operate with scooter rentals, limit the number of vehicles applies, require a license to operate, design your own … parking area.
A new chapter in the fight between the scooter and the application calls the car will start?
The answer is yes and no. This field face a few issues like the application calls the car when some startups daring to confront local authorities. However, there are some key differences. Dry-type applications Uber faces taxi industry are entrenched to defend their rights.
The taxi operators fight for new players that are not governed by the rules they must enforce is something unfair. Scooter no such rivals in the field they operate. They even luckier when it appears at the moment that the government to pay more attention to climate change issues, and actively seek alternative means of transport for old auto industry.
Scooter will be the future of urban transportation?
It is too early to talk about that. Bike-sharing service has not made a big impact in the US city. In many places, scooter only with the given season. That led to unstable revenue for startups. In addition, the habit of using the car has become a culture is difficult to change in a day or two. Unlike in Europe, running a scooter on the street is not considered appropriate action with a serious man. Traffic experts think that the city government can create change by reserving lanes for scooters, building charging stations for convenient and space for parking.
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Kitten: Kylie song meant for us
Atomic Kitten have joked that they could have had a hit with Can't Get You Out Of My Head - if Kylie Minogue hadn't "robbed" them.
The girl group said that they were originally meant to release the record, which the Aussie singer enjoyed success with in 2001.
Kylie reportedly reached number one in 40 countries with the track, which featured the star in a hooded white jumpsuit, selling over five million copies.
Liz McClarnon told Digital Spy: "I'll tell you what was going to be our song - Kylie's I Can't Get You Out of My Head.
"Can you believe it? She robbed our song! She's a little robber!"
Natasha Hamilton added: "I'd have given that all-in-one a good go, though!"
Atomic Kitten, who reunited for ITV2 show The Big Reunion, are touring with All Saints, East 17 and Let Loose later this year.
Lily Allen has performed tracks from her upcoming album at a small London gig.
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The Voice winner Jermain Jackman may have taken home the talent contest crown at the weekend but he is currently losing the singles battle with his fellow finalist, according…
Lorde and Imagine Dragons are the top contenders at next month's Billboard Music Awards.
Beyonce has said she wants her music to have an impact.
Ed Sheeran has apparently written about ex Ellie Goulding with his new song Don't.
Damon Albarn has revealed that a collaboration with Noel Gallagher is "a distinct possibility".
Sir Tom Jones is heading for the green, green grass of Hyde Park to headline a major concert in central London.
Eminem and Rihanna are to reunite at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.
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IFSA - Oxford (Outgoing Program)
Locations: Oxford, United Kingdom
This program is currently not accepting applications.
Art History, Arts & Humanities, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Anthropology, Documentary Studies, Economics, Environmental Science and Policy, Finance, Global Health, History, International Comparative Studies, Latin, Markets and Management Studies, Mathematics, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology and Neuroscience, Public Policy, Religious Studies, Slavic and Eurasian Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology
Students considering study abroad at Oxford must make an appointment to meet with Carolyn Covalt in order to proceed with their application. The deadlines as well as many other logistics related to Oxford are unique, which is why this is REQUIRED.
OXFORD APPLICATION DEADLINES: The application deadline for Oxford via IFSA is January 15. This deadline is for the following fall, spring or academic year and is inflexible. For example, for the spring 2019 semester, you must apply by January/ February of 2018. Late applications are not considered by Oxford.
About Oxford University:
Oxford University is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, founded in 1250 with some colleges' histories stretching back even further. The tutorial system at Oxford is ideal for hard-working, independent students who are passionate about academics and who crave an intellectual challenge.
Member Colleges:
Oxford University is a federation of individual colleges. Each college has its own tutors, administrators, grounds, residence halls and traditions. Students apply to a college, rather than to Oxford University, and most Oxford students readily identify themselves as students at their particular college, rather than the University itself.
While each college monitors students' academic progress and personal welfare, Oxford University conducts degree examinations, confers degrees, organizes lectures and maintains museums, libraries, laboratories and lecture halls. The faculties of the university are responsible for teaching and scholarship within their disciplines and provide tutors to students within their disciplines in the colleges.
Students who plan to attend Oxford University through IFSA may apply to Hertford College, Lady Margaret Hall, Mansfield College, St. Anne's College, St. Catherine's College, St. Edmund Hall, and Worcester College.
Tutorial System:
The hallmark of Oxford University academics is the tutorial system. The tutorial is typically a one-hour meeting between one or two students and the tutor. Tutorials usually meet once a week or every other week, and at the center of the tutorial is an essay on a topic the tutor previously assigned. The tutor will lead a discussion about the essay topic in an effort to provide new insights. At the end of the tutorial, the tutor will assign a new topic and may offer recommended reading.
Tutorials are individually arranged, taking into account the subject to be studied and the tutor's area of expertise. They are similar to independent study courses, but Oxford students bear even more responsibility for conducting independent research and maintaining good academic progress.
Oxford University organizes weekly lectures on myriad academic subjects, and all students at the University, regardless of college, are welcome to attend. Lectures are not usually mandatory except for some science subjects, but tutors often recommend them as good supplements to tutorials and research.
At Oxford you'll be expected to do much more work on your own and to think more independently than in most other teaching methods. Your tutor is there to guide your studies, rather than to feed you facts and information, and this provides the opportunity for intensive academic study under a unique and prestigious system.
Visiting Students:
The IFSA program at Oxford University is a Visiting Student program, which means that students are considered full members of both the college that accepts them and Oxford University. Visiting Students have unrestricted access to all University facilities, including the renowned Bodleian Library, and with the exception of varsity sports, they may join any club, association or sport offered at the University or collegiate level. Visiting Students live in housing owned and assigned by their college and eat meals in the college dining hall.
Students apply through the IFSA website listed above. However, all applicants to Oxford are required to make an appointment with Carolyn Covalt, the GEO Program Coordinator who advises for Oxford, before applying. Appointments can be made online here.
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Mid-Dakota Rural Water
Policy Bulletins
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Article III
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Article VI
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Meetings of Members
Article VIII
Article IX
Meeting of Directors
Article X
Article XI
Duties of Officers
Article XII
Board of Directors Duties
Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc. (effective as of November 12, 2013)
Article I: General Purposes
This corporation shall be known as the Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., and is incorporated under the not for profit laws of the State of South Dakota.
The purposes for which the corporation is formed and the powers which it may exercise are set forth in the Articles of Incorporation, and these By-Laws.
Article II: Name & Location
The name of the corporation is the Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc.
The principal office and place of business of this corporation shall be located in the city of Miller, South Dakota, but the corporation may maintain offices and places of business at other places within or without the state as the Board of Directors may determine from time to time.
Article III: Seal of Corporation
The seal of the corporation shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation.
The Secretary shall have custody of the seal.
The impression of the seal shall be made on all papers and documents requiring the signature of an officer of the corporation.
Article IV: Fiscal Year
Effective January 1, 2008, the fiscal year of the corporation shall commence on January 1 and end on the succeeding December 31.
Article V: Governing Body
The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors, which shall exercise all of the powers of the corporation except those that are under law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, conferred upon or reserved to the members or delegated to the General Manager.
Article VI: Membership
Section 1. Eligibility.
Membership in the corporation shall be limited to natural persons and other legal entities that:
(a) Are located within the area to be served by this corporation;
(b) Are reasonably accessible from the corporation's designated pipeline location;
(c) Have applied for membership on a form approved by the Board of Directors;
(d) Have agreed to pay a membership fee;
(e) Have entered into written agreements with this corporation for the purchase of water for domestic, municipal and other approved beneficial use as may from time to time be required by the Board of Directors; and
(f) Have been accepted for membership by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. Application.
An eligible person or entity shall become a member of the Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., by:
(a) Making such written application for membership as may be required by the Board of Directors;
(b) Agreeing to comply with and be bound by the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the corporation and any rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors, or in the case of municipal members by entering into a Water Supply Contract with the Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc.;
(c) Paying the membership fees. No applicant shall become a member unless, and until, accepted for membership by the Board of Directors. No membership in the corporation shall be transferable except as provided in these By-Laws; and
(d) Agreeing to pay such supplemental fees as the Board may require.
Section 3. Classification.
The corporation shall have two classes of member, defined as follows:
(a) "Municipal member" means bodies politic that purchase water from the corporation for resale to others and that distributes that water through its own distribution system;
(b) "Rural member" means natural persons and other legal entities that do not meet the definition of "municipal member".
Section 4. Fees.
Membership in the corporation shall be evidenced by the execution of a Water User Agreement which shall be in such form and shall contain such provisions as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. Such agreement shall be signed by an authorized agent of the corporation. No membership shall be issued for less than the membership fee fixed by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Transfers.
Transfers of membership shall be made only upon the books of the corporation, only to applicants eligible to become members, only with the approval of the Board of Directors and when the member transferring is free from indebtedness to the corporation.
Section 6. Basis for Fee.
Membership fees shall be set by action of the Board.
Section 7. Termination of Membership.
If a member ceases to be eligible to hold membership as provided herein, or willfully fails to comply with the Articles of Incorporation, these By-Laws and other requirements or willfully obstructs the purposes and proper activities of the corporation, the Board may vote to terminate the membership.
Section 8. Compliance with Federal and State Law.
In accepting members and in managing the corporation, no benefits, employment or membership shall be denied because of a person's race, color, creed or national origin. All federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal opportunity and antidiscrimination shall be complied with by the management of the corporation.
Section 9. Membership Records.
Such books of account, records and other data necessary to determine at all times the rights and interests of each member and former member of this corporation will be maintained by the corporation. The Corporation shall respect and protect the privacy rights of its members consistent with applicable law.
Article VII: Meetings of Members
Section 1. Annual Meeting.
No face-to-face annual meeting need be held, though the Board may direct that a face-to-face annual meeting be held. In the absence of a face-to-face annual meeting, the Board shall arrange for an alternative annual meeting during which the membership shall have the opportunity to tour certain of the corporation's facilities and to obtain a copy of the annual financial statement, the budget for the current fiscal year and the audit report for the previous fiscal year. The election of members of the board of directors shall take place during the annual meeting, regardless of the format of the meeting. The board may by resolution allow for voting by mail. The annual meeting shall be held during the months of October or November, on a date selected by the Board and in the manner designated by the Board. The date, time and place or places shall be designated in a notice provided to the membership.
Section 2. Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the members may be called by resolution of the Board of Directors, or upon a written request signed by any three Directors. It shall thereupon be the duty of the Secretary to cause notice of such meeting to be given as hereinafter provided. Special meetings of members must be held not more than twenty (20) days, but not less than ten days, from the date of receipt of a special request therefore, and shall be held at such time and at such place as shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Notice.
Notice of meetings of members of the corporation shall be given by notice mailed to each member of record, directed to the address shown upon the books of the corporation, at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting. Such notice shall state the nature, time, place and purpose of the meeting, but no failure or irregularity of notice of any annual meeting, regularly held, shall affect any proceedings taken thereat.
Section 4. Quorum.
In the event of a face-to-face meeting, twenty-five (25) members present shall constitute a quorum to conduct business and hold any meeting. If less than a quorum is present at a face-to-face meeting, a majority vote of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. No quorum shall be necessary to conduct an annual meeting in a format other than a face-to-face meeting.
Section 5. Vote.
Each member shall be entitled to one vote. In the case of municipal members, it shall be the duty of each such member to designate one individual to attend meetings and cast votes on behalf of that municipal member.
Section 6. Resolutions and Amendments.
Any amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, amendments to the By-Laws or other resolution to be proposed at a regular or special meeting of the members shall be provided to the General Manager of the corporation at least twenty days prior to the date of the annual meeting or at least ten days before the date of any special meeting. The proposed amendment or resolution must be in writing, and in the form that is to be presented at the annual or special meeting. Upon receipt, the General Manager shall immediately transmit a copy of the proposal or proposals to all members of the Board of Directors and the corporation's attorney.
Article VIII: Directors
Section 1. Composition.
The Board of Directors shall consist of nine members, as set forth below.
Section 2. Director Districts.
(a) Municipal Directors. The City of Huron shall appoint two members of the Board of Directors and the remaining municipal members shall elect two members of the Board of Directors at large. For the purpose of electing members of the Board of Directors, each municipality except the city of Huron shall have one vote. The City of Huron shall not be entitled to vote in the at-large election for municipal members of the Board of Directors.
(b) Rural Directors. The rural members shall elect five members of the Board of Directors, one from each of the following five districts:
(i) District 1: All of Potter County; all of Sully County; all of Faulk County; and those portions of the Highmore West and Rezac Lake service areas lying in Hyde County.
(ii) District 2: All of Hughes County except that portion of the Highmore West service area lying in Hughes County.
(iii) District 3: All of Spink County; those portions of the Rezac Lake, Highmore Central, Mac's Corner, Collin's Slough, Cottonwood Lake and Redfield service areas lying in Hand County; and the Staum Dam service area in Beadle County.
(iv) District 4; All of Aurora County; all of Jerauld County; all of Sanborn County; all of Davison County; all of Buffalo County; those portions of the Highmore Central, Collin's Slough and Mac's Corner service areas lying in Hyde County; that portion of the Cottonwood Lake service area lying in Beadle County; that portion of the Ames service area lying in Hand County; and that portion of the Highmore West service area lying in Hughes County.
(v) District 5: All of Kingsbury County; that portion of the Highmore East service area lying in Hand County; those portions of the Highmore East, Pearl Creek and Wolsey service areas lying in Beadle County.
(c) Director District Boundaries. The Board of Directors shall redistrict the five rural director districts no later than December 31, 2011, and once every ten years thereafter.
Section 3. Election and Term of Office.
Directors shall hold office for a term of three years commencing the first December 1 after the Annual Meeting of the Membership at which they are elected, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Section 4. Election Procedure
The election of Directors shall take place at the annual meeting, with votes to be cast in person or by mail. No proxy voting shall be allowed. At least 90 days prior to the first election, and from time to time thereafter as the Board may determine, the Board shall adopt a resolution governing election procedure.
Section 5. Vacancy.
If the office of Director shall become vacant for any cause, the remaining Directors may, no sooner than the next regular meeting of the Directors which is held 28 days after the vacancy occurs, choose a successor, who shall serve until the next regular or special meeting of the members, when the vacancy shall be filled by elective action of the members from the proper district. Such Director shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term. No later than 10 days after a vacancy occurs, the General Manager shall cause notice of such vacancy to be mailed to all members within all the affected district. If the vacancy is among the municipal directors, the General Manager shall not later than 10 days after a vacancy occurs, cause notice of such vacancy to be mailed to all municipal members.
Section 6. Qualifications.
Every Director shall at the time of election and during the term for which elected, reside within the district for which and from which that director was elected. A rural Director must be a rural member of the Corporation. No person may hold more than one directorship at a time. Every Director must as of the date of election be at least 18 years of age.
Section 7. Removal.
Upon establishment of the fact that a Director is holding office in violation of any of the foregoing provisions, the Board of Directors shall remove such Director from office.
Section 8. Validity of Board Action.
Nothing contained in this Article shall affect in any manner whatsoever the validity of any action taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, nor shall this Article apply to Directors appointed prior to the first election by members.
Section 9. Per Diem.
Directors and Employees may receive, upon submission of a voucher request, compensation for mileage, meals, lodging and other reimbursable expenses for attendance at each meeting of the Board and for attendance at any other meeting on the behalf of the corporation at such rates as the Board may set from time-to-time by written policy. Directors shall receive a per diem for attendance at each meeting of the Board and for attendance at any other meetings on behalf of the corporation at such rates as the Board may set from time-to-time by written policy. Participation in a meeting held by telephone conference call or by any other electronic means constitutes attendance at a meeting for the purposes of this section.
Section 10. Indemnity.
The corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other than an action by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partner-joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses including attorney's fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. Any decision to indemnify pursuant to this section shall be in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.
Section 11. Committees.
The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate one or more committees each of which shall consist of two or more directors, which committees, to the extent provided in such resolution, shall have and exercise the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the corporation. The Board of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors in office, may designate other committees not having and exercising the authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the corporation. The members of all such committees shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board.
Article IX: Meeting of Directors
Section 1. Regular Meeting.
A meeting of the Board may be held monthly at such time and place as the Board may provide by resolution. Public notice of meetings of the Board shall be given in the manner required by applicable law.
Section 2. Special Meeting.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairperson or by any three Directors, and it shall thereupon be the duty of the Secretary to cause notice of such meeting to be given as hereinafter provided. The Chairperson or the Directors calling the meeting shall fix the time and place for the holding of the meeting. Public notice of special meetings of the Board shall be given in the manner required by applicable law.
Written notice of the time, place and purpose of any special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be delivered to each Director not less than six days previous thereto, either personally or by mail, by or at the direction of the Secretary or upon a default in duty by the Secretary, by the Chairperson or the Directors calling the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the Director, at his address, as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon fully prepaid. If the circumstances do not permit six days notice as provided for herein, such notice shall be given as the Chairperson deems appropriate.
Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for conducting business. At any Board meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, and the Secretary shall notify any absent Directors of the time and place of such adjourned meeting. The act of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or the By-Laws.
Section 5. Majority Vote - Tie Votes
A majority vote of all members present and voting is required for the passage of any resolution or motion or for the Board to otherwise take official action. In the event of a tie, the presiding officer shall call for a second vote. If the second vote results in a tie, the resolution, motion or official action shall fail for lack of a majority in favor.
Section 6. Meeting by telephone conference call.
Members of the Board of Directors or any committee designated thereby may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or a committee by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time; provided arrangements are made so that interested members of the public may monitor the meeting at the corporation's office or some other convenient location. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.
Article X: Officers
Section 1. Officers.
The officers of the corporation shall be a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers as may be determined by the Board of Directors from time to time. One person may hold the offices of Secretary and Treasurer.
Section 2. Election of Officers.
The officers shall be elected by ballot annually by and from the Board of Directors, at the next regular meeting of the Board held in December following the Annual Meeting of the Membership. Each officer shall hold office until the first December meeting of the Board following the next succeeding Annual Meeting of the Membership or until his successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified. A vacancy in any office shall be filled by the Board for the unexpired portion of the term.
Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors, whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation will be served thereby.
Article XI: Duties of Officers
Section 1. Chairperson.
The Chairperson shall:
(a) Be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, unless otherwise determined by the Board, shall preside at all meetings of the members and the Board of Directors.
(b) Sign any deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, notes, bonds, contracts or other instruments authorized by the Board to be executed, except in cases in which the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors or by these By-Laws to some other officer or agent of the corporation, or shall be required by law to be otherwise signed or executed.
(c) In general, perform all duties incident to the office of Chairperson and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time.
Section 2. Vice-Chairperson.
In the absence of the Chairperson or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, the Vice-Chairperson shall perform the duties of the Chairperson and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all of the restrictions upon the Chairperson. The Vice-Chairperson shall also perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors.
Section 3. Secretary.
The Secretary shall:
(a) Be responsible to provide for the issuance of the notices of all meetings of the Membership, to provide for keeping the minutes of the same.
(b) Have access to all corporate books, records, and papers.
(c) Except as otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, attest with his or her signature, and impress with the corporate seal, all written contracts of the Corporation.
(d) Perform all such other duties as are incident to his/her office, or such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.
Section 4. Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall:
(a) Have access to records of all receipts, disbursements, assets, and liabilities of the Corporation.
(b) Review the annual financial audit of the Corporation's financial and accounting records and make any necessary recommendations to the Board of Directors.
(c) The general performance of all the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as are assigned to him/her by the Board of Directors.
Section 5. Bond.
The Treasurer and any other officer or agent of the corporation charged with the responsibility for the custody of any of its funds or property shall give bonds in such sum, with a surety, as the Board of Directors shall determine. The Board of Directors in its discretion may require any other officer, agent or employee of the corporation to give bond in such amount, and with a surety, as it shall determine. The expense of such bond shall be legal obligation of the corporation.
Article XII: Board of Directors Duties
The Board of Directors, subject to the restrictions of the law, the Articles of Incorporation, and By-Laws, shall exercise all of the powers of the corporation. Without prejudice to, or limitation upon, their general powers, it is hereby expressly provided that the Board shall have, and are given, full power and authority to perform the following duties and functions:
(a) To pass upon the qualification of members and to cause to be issued proof of membership.
(b) To select and appoint all officers, agents, or employees of the corporation or remove such agents or employees of the corporation, at the pleasure of the Board, and to prescribe such duties and designate such powers as may be consistent with these By-Laws, and fix their compensation and pay for faithful services.
(c) To borrow from any source, money, goods or services and to make and issue notes and other negotiable and transferable instruments, mortgages, deeds of trust and trust agreements and to do every act and thing necessary to effectuate the same.
(d) To prescribe, adopt and amend, from time to time, such equitable and uniform rules and regulations as they, in their discretion, may deem essential or convenient for the conduct of the business and affairs of the corporation and the guidance and control of its officers and employees, and to prescribe adequate penalties for the breach thereof.
(e) To order, at least each year, an audit of the books and accounts of the corporation by an accountant. The report prepared by such accountant shall be submitted to the members of the corporation prior to their annual meeting.
(f) To annually prepare and submit to the members a proposed budget for the succeeding fiscal year, and to adopt such a budget prior to the commencement of the succeeding fiscal year.
(g) To fix the charges to be paid by each member for services rendered by the corporation to him, the time of payment and the manner of collection.
(h) To require all officers, agents and employees charged with responsibility for the custody of any of the funds of the corporation to give adequate bonds, the cost thereof to be paid by the corporation, and it shall be mandatory upon the Directors to so require.
(i) To select one or more banks to act as depositories of the funds of the corporation and to determine the manner of receiving, depositing and disbursing the funds of the corporation and the form of checks and the person or persons by whom the same shall be signed, with the power to change such banks and the person or persons signing such checks and the form thereof at will.
(j) To create and appoint all committees and to delegate such duties as allowed by law, the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws.
Article XII: Non-Profit Operation
Section 1. Mutual Benefit.
The corporation shall at all times be operated on a non-profit basis for the mutual benefit of its members. No interest or dividend shall be paid or payable by the corporation on any capital furnished by its members.
Section 2. Purpose.
The corporation will construct a water distribution system from the Missouri River in Hughes County, through and for the primary benefit of Aurora, Beadle, Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Potter, Sanborn, Spink and Sully Counties, South Dakota, and such other counties which in the opinion of the Directors should be included in the water project. In return for receiving the membership fees, the corporation will develop such a system for the mutual benefit of all members. The corporation may also plan, investigate, acquire, construct, maintain, manage or operate one or more wastewater systems within the geographic area, and environs thereof, served by the corporation, and may establish rates therefore.
Section 3. Rules and Rates.
The Board of Directors shall from time to time make such rules, policies and directives as shall be necessary for the efficient operation of the system and shall generally be responsible for the efficient operation of said system; provided, that any rules or policies establishing rates to be charged for water or other fees must be approved by a two-thirds favorable vote of all members of the Board.
Article XIII: Miscellaneous
Section 1. Membership in other Corporations.
The Corporation shall not become a member or purchase stock in any other organization without an affirmative vote of the members at a duly held meeting, the notice of which shall specify that action is to be taken upon such proposed membership or stock purchases; provided, however, the corporation may, upon the authorization of the Board of Directors, purchase stock in or become a member of any corporation or organization organized on a non-profit basis for the purpose of engaging in or furthering the cause of water supply systems, or of any other organization, when in the opinion of a majority of all members of the Board, such membership in such other organization will promote the interests of the corporation.
Section 2. Waiver of Meeting Notice.
Any member or director may waive, in writing, any notice of a meeting required to be given by these By-Laws, either before or after such meeting. The attendance of a member or director at any meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting by such member or director, except in case a member or director shall attend a meeting for the express purpose of objection to the transaction of any business on the grounds that the meeting was not lawfully called or convened.
Section 3. Rules of Order.
Unless otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or these By-Laws, the rules of parliamentary procedure as provided in the latest edition of "Roberts Rules of Order" shall govern the conduct of all meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of members of the corporation
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Tube | | |____Test Tube | | |____Transport Tube | | |____Urinalysis Tube | | |____Venous Blood Collection Tube | |____Vials | | |____Cryogenic Vial |____Microbiology | |____Media | | |____Prepared Media |____pH Indicators | |____pH Test Strips | | |____pH Paper in Dispenser | | |____Vaginal pH Test Paper in Dispenser |____Specimen Collection | |____Aspiration and Biopsy Needles | | |____Biopsy Needle | | |____Bone Marrow Biopsy | | | |____Aspiration Needle | | |____Soft Tissue Biopsy Device | | |____Soft Tissue Biopsy Needle | |____Blood Collection Needles | | |____Blood Collection Set | | |____Blood Collection Set with Holder | |____Specimen Collection and Transport Containers | | |____24 Hour Urine Specimen Collection Container | | |____Commode Specimen Collector | | |____Mucus Specimen Trap with Vacuum Breaker and Filter | | |____Pediatric Urine Collection Bag | | |____Prefilled Formalin Container | | |____Specimen Container | | |____Specimen Container for Pneumatic Tube Systems | | |____Specimen Transport Bag with Document Pouch | |____Specimen Collection Devices | | |____OB | | | |____GYN Swabstick | | |____Speciman Collection Swabstick | | |____Specimen Retrieval Pouch | | |____Swab Stick | | |____Swabstick | |____Specimen Collection Kits | | |____Sputum Collection Kit | | |____Urine Specimen Collection Kit |____Stains | |____Gram Stain Decolorizer | |____Reticulocyte Stain Set | |____WrightGiemsa Stain |____Temperature Chart Recorders | |____Temperature Data Logger |____Test Kits | |____Drugs of Abuse Test | |____Rapid Test | |____Rapid Test Kit | |____Test Kit |____Test Tube Racks | |____Test Tube Rack |____Thermometers and Hygrometers | |____Digital Thermometers Cold and Flu Cough CPAP |____CPAP Masks | |____Nasal Masks | | |____Nasal Kits | | |____Nasal Components | | | |____Nasal Cushions | | | |____Nasal Headgear | | | |____Nasal Mask Interfaces | |____Full Face Masks | | |____Full Face Components | | | |____Full Face Cushions & Pillows | | | |____Full Face Headgear | | | |____Full Face Mask Interfaces | | |____Full Face Kits | |____Nasal Pillow Masks | | |____Nasal Pillow Components | | | |____Nasal Pillow Headgear | | | |____Nasal Pillow Mask Interfaces | | | |____Nasal Pillows | | |____Nasal Pillow Kits | |____Oral Masks |____Chin Straps |____CPAP Care Supplies |____CPAP Filters | |____Disposable CPAP Filters | |____Re-Usable CPAP Filters |____CPAP Tubing |____Headgear |____Humidifiers |____Machines |____Water Chambers Dental Items |____Anesthetics |____Burs |____Dental Crowns |____Flouride Treatments |____Impression Supplies |____Instrument Cleaning |____Instruments |____Operative Supplies |____Pins and Posts |____Prophy Supplies |____Restoration Supplies |____Tools |____X-ray Supplies Deodorizers |____Air Freshener |____Deodorizer |____Glass | |____Surface Cleaner |____Surface Cleaner | |____Degreaser | |____Sanitizer |____Surface Cleaner Refill |____Surface Disinfectant Cleaner |____Toilet Bowl Cleaner Diabetes |____Blood Glucose Monitors |____Diabetes Testing Supplies | |____Control Solution | |____Lancets | |____Meters | | |____Non-Talking Meters | | |____Talking Meters | |____Alcohol Wipes | |____Batteries | |____Continuous Glucose Monitors | | |____CGM Accessories | | |____CGM Receivers | | |____CGM Sensors | | |____CGM System | | |____CGM Transmitters | |____Diabetes Care Products | |____Diabetic Socks | |____Glucose Tabs & Liquids | |____Lancing Devices | |____Lotions/Creams | |____Test Strips | | |____Brand | | |____Brand Value | | |____Value | |____Testing Accessories |____Accesories |____Blood Glucose Monitoring Supplies |____Insulin Injection Port |____Insulin Injectors |____Insulin Therapy | |____Injection Ports | |____Insulin Pump Supplies | | |____Infusion Sets | | |____Insertion Devices | | |____Pods | | |____Pump Accessories | | |____Pump Cases and Belts | | |____Reservoirs | |____Insulin Pumps | |____Needles | | |____Pen Needles | | |____Syringes |____Socks Diagnostic Instruments and Supplies |____Bilirubin Monitoring | |____Biliblanket Light Meter | |____Phototherapy System |____Blood Pressure | |____Blood Pressure Cuffs | | |____Aneroid Inflation System | | |____Aneroid Sphygmomanometer | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff 1 Tube Bladder | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff 1 Tube Bladder With Gauge | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff 2 Tube Bladder | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff 2 Tube Bladder Inflation System | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff 2 Tube with Inflation Kit | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff and Bladder Kit | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff No Tube | | |____Blood Pressure Cuff Only | | |____Inflation System | | |____Inflation System Set | | |____Replacement Bladder | |____Blood Pressure Units | | |____Aneroid Sphygmomanometer | | |____Aneroid Sphygmomanometer With One Piece Adult Cuff | | |____Blood Pressure Kit | | |____Blood Pressure Monitor | |____Cuff and Stethoscope Sets | | |____Aneroid Sphygmomanometer | | | |____Sprague Kit | | | |____Stethoscope Combo |____CardioPulmonary Monitors | |____Electrocardiograph Monitors | | |____Resting ECG Machine | | |____Resting ECG Monitor | |____Electrodes | | |____EKG Electrode | | |____EKG Snap Electrode | | |____EKG Tab Electrode | | |____Fetak Spiral Electrode | |____Holter Systems | | |____Holter Recorder |____Cholangiography Catheter | |____Cholangiography Catheter |____Combination Vital Signs Monitors | |____Pull String Monitor | |____Spot Vital Signs Monitor | |____Vital Sign Monitor Base Unit | |____Vital Signs Monitor | |____Vital Signs Monitor Only |____Conductive Gel and Cream | |____Conductive Gel | |____Electrode Gel | |____Ultrasound Electrode Gel | |____Ultrasound Gel | |____Ultrasound Lotion |____Defibrillation | |____Defibrillating Electrodes | | |____AED Electrode | | |____Defibrillating Electrode | | |____Defibrillation Electrode | | |____Defibrillator Aviation PadPak | | |____Defibrillator Electrode | | |____Defibrillator Pad | | |____Defibrillator Trainer Electrode | | |____Electrode | | |____Electrode Cartridge | | |____Multifunction Defibrillation Electrode | | |____PadPak Trainer Electrode Cartridge | | |____Resuscitation Electrode | | |____Training Electrode | |____Defibrillators | | |____AED Defibrillator Trainer | | |____Automated External Defibrillator | | |____Automated External Defibrillator Package | | |____Defibrillator |____Diabetes Monitoring | |____Glucose Meter Controls | | |____Control Solution | | |____Glucose Control Solution | |____Glucose Meter Test Strips | | |____Blood Glucose Test Strip | | |____Blood Glucose Test Strips | | |____Blood Ketone Test Strips | | |____Glucose Meter Test Strips | | |____No Coding Blood Glucose Test Strip | | |____Test Strip | | |____Test Strips | |____Glucose Meters | | |____Blood Glucose Meter | | |____Blood Glucose Meter Kit | | |____Self Monitoring Blood Glucose System | |____Lancets and Lancing Devices | | |____Lancet | | |____Lancet Drum | | |____Lancing Device | | |____Safety Lancet |____Diagnostic Accessories | |____Abdominal Belt | |____AC Adapter | |____AC Adapter Digital Scale | |____AC Power Cord Assembly | |____Adapter | |____Air Hose | |____Air Tube | |____Airway | |____Aneroid Sphygmomanometer | |____Backpack | |____Battery Converter | |____Biopsy Valve | |____Blood Pressure Cuff Barrier | |____Blood Pressure Cuff Bladder | |____Blood Pressure Cuff Hose | |____Blood Pressure Tubing | |____Blood Pressure Unit Gauge | |____Blood Pressure Unit Inflation Bladder | |____Blood Pressure Unit Inflation Bulb | |____Blood Pressure Unit Inflation Bulb and Valve | |____Blood Pressure Unit Tube Connector | |____Blood Pressure Unit Tubing | |____BP Cuff Case | |____BP Tubing | |____Cable | |____Cable ECG | |____Cable Management Mobile Stand | |____Calibration Syringe | |____Calibration Verification Kit | |____Carry Case | |____Carrying Case | |____Charger | |____Charger Dual Handle | |____Charger Pack | |____Coiled Tubing | |____Connector | |____Cover | |____CPR Prep Kit | |____Cuff Storage Basket | |____Diaphragm Nonchill Rim | |____Diaphragm Stethoscope | |____Ear Tips Stethoscope | |____Eartip | |____ECG Leadwire | |____Electrode Connector Set | |____EMMA Capnograph Kit | |____Extension Cable | |____Fiber Optic Neo Evenglo Panel | |____Finger Sensor | |____Flow Transducer | |____Gauge | |____Height Rod | |____Height Rod Kit | |____Holter Leadwire Set | |____Hose | |____Instrument Holder | |____Interface Connection Cable | |____Isolation Chamber | |____Lead Wire | |____Lead Wire Set | |____Leadwire | |____Leadwire Set | |____Lithium Ion Battery | |____Marker | |____Mobile Stand | |____Moisture Trap | |____Mounting Adapter Plate | |____Neck Strap | |____Oral | | |____Axillary Probe | |____Oral Probe | |____Oximeter Sensor | |____Panel Assembly | |____Patient Cable | |____Peakflow Mouthpiece | |____Plug | |____Power Adapter | |____Power Assembly Extension Cable | |____Power Cord | |____Power Supply Cord | |____Power Supply Plug | |____Probe and Well Kit | |____Probe Rectal | |____Probe Well | |____Protective Boot | |____Recharging Base Station | |____Rectal Probe | |____Replaceable Lead Set | |____Replacement Cable | |____Replacement Kit | |____Replacement Pressure Hose | |____Resposable Cap | |____Scale Connect Kit C | |____Scale Connect Kit L | |____Security Cable | |____Sensor Bandage | |____Sensor Wrap | |____Sheath Ultrasound Probe | |____Snap Clip Adapter | |____Sound Head Applicator | |____Spare Button | |____Speculum Adapter | |____SpO2 Extension Cable | |____SpO2 Signal Cable | |____SpotCheck Finger Sensor | |____Strap | |____Stress Vest | |____Switch Panel | |____Telephone Plug | |____Temperature Probe | |____Thermometer Oral | | |____Auxiliary Probe | |____Thermometer Sheath | |____Trainer Pad | |____Transducer Belt | |____USB Cable | |____USB Data Download Cable | |____Wall Basket | |____Wall Bracket | |____Wall Mount | |____Wall Mount Bracket | |____Wall Mount Cabinet | |____Wall Sign | |____Wash Cap | |____Wrist Strap | |____XRay Media Sheet |____Diagnostic Instrument Lamps | |____Replacement Bulb | |____Replacement Halogen Lamp | |____Replacement Lamp | |____Replacement Vacuum Lamp |____Diagnostic Kits | |____Pediatric Kit |____Diagnostic Recording Paper | |____ECG | | |____EEG Recording Paper | |____ECG Recording Paper | |____Printer Paper | |____Recording Chart Paper | |____Recording Paper | |____Replacement Recording Paper |____Dopplers | |____Doppler Probes | | |____Vascular Probe |____Height Measuring Devices | |____Height Rod |____Imaging | |____Pressure Tubing | | |____Sphygmomanometer Wall Aneroid | |____XRay | | |____XRay Illuminators | | | |____XRay Illuminator |____Magnifiers | |____Magnifier |____MultiFunction Wall Transformers | |____Integrated Diagnostic Wall System | |____Wall Transformer Set |____Optometry | |____Exam Charts | | |____Kindergarten Eye Chart | | |____Near Vision Card | |____Optometry Examination Instruments | | |____Vision Screener |____Oximetry | |____Oximeter Sensors | | |____Finger Sensor with Ohmeda Connector | | |____Oximeter Sensor | | |____Oxygen Analyzer | | |____Pulse Oximeter Sensor | | |____SPO2 Sensor | |____Oximeters | | |____Fingertip Pulse Oximeter | | |____Forehead Sensor | | |____Handheld Pulse Oximeter | | |____Handheld Pulse Oximeter with Ear Sensor | | |____Handheld Pulse Oximeter with Finger Sensor | | |____Pulse COOximeter |____Scales and Body Composition Analyzers | |____Body Composition Analyzers | | |____Body Analyzer | |____Scales | | |____Diaper Scale | | |____Digital Scale | | |____Digital Wheelchair Scale | | |____Eye Level Scale | | |____Floor Scale | | |____Physician Electronic Scale with Rod | | |____Physicians Scale | | |____Portable Pediatric Scale |____Scopes | |____Blades and Heads | | |____Laryngoscope Blade | |____Combination Sets | | |____Ophthalmoscope | | | |____Otoscope Diagnostic Set | |____Laparoscopes | |____Laryngoscopes | | |____Laryngoscope Set | |____Nasopharyngoscope | | |____Nasal Illuminator | |____Otoscopes | | |____Otoscope Set | | |____Pocket Plus Otoscope | |____Scope Handles | | |____Charger with Handles | | |____Otoscope Handle | | |____Rechargeable Handle | |____Speculum Tips | | |____Ear Speculum | | |____Ear Speculum Set |____Sensory Tools | |____Monofilament |____Sleep Monitors | |____Sleep Study Kit |____Stethoscopes | |____Binaural Stethoscopes | | |____Bowles Stethoscope | | |____Classic Stethoscope | | |____Classic Stethoscope Infant | | |____Classic Stethoscope Pediatric | | |____Disposable Stethoscope | | |____Sprague Rappaport Stethoscope |____Thermometers | |____Digital Thermometers | | |____Digital Oral | | | |____Rectal Thermometer | | |____Digital Oral Thermometer | | |____Digital Temporal Thermometer | | |____Digital Thermometer | | |____Digital Thermometer Kit | | |____Ear Thermometer | | |____Infrared Thermometer | | |____Thermometer | | |____Thermometer Security System | |____Disposable Thermometers | | |____Gel Sheet | |____Glass Thermometers | | |____Oral Thermometer | | |____Rectal Thermometer | |____Thermometer Cover Sheaths | | |____Ear Thermometer Probe Cover | | |____Oral | | | |____Rectal Thermometer Sheath | | |____Thermometer Probe Cover |____Timers and Watches | |____Bell Timer | |____Timer |____Ultrasound | |____Ultrasound Probe Covers | | |____Ultrasound Probe Cover | |____Ultrasound Probes | | |____Suction Probe | |____Ultrasound Systems | | |____Ultrasound Electrotherapy Combo |____Urinalysis | |____Urinalysis Controls | | |____Urinalysis Control Strip | |____Urinalysis Test Strips and Tablets | | |____Urine Reagent Strip | |____Urine Chemistry Analyzers | | |____Urine Chemistry Analyzer Diagnostics & Self Care Disinfectants Disposables |____Blood & Fluid Warming Systems (Level 1) |____Blood Draw |____I.V. Disposables |____Surface Wipes/Disinfectants Dme |____Lift Chairs |____Walker |____Ambulatory Aids | |____Canes | |____Rollators | | |____Basic |____Bathroom Safety Aids | |____Bath Safety Accessories |____Commode Accessories |____Commodes | |____Commode Accessory |____Crutches |____Daily Living Aids |____Decubitus Care |____DME Supplies |____Hospital Bed Accessories |____Hospital Bed Rails & Mattresses |____Hospital Beds & Accessories | |____Incontinence Protection |____Miscellaneous |____OTC Category |____Oxygen Equipment Supplies |____Traction Equipment & Supplies |____Wheelchair Accessories |____Wheelchairs | |____Wheelchair Accessory | |____Wheelchair Cushions Drainage and Suction |____Aspirating Kits | |____Paracentesis | | |____Thoracentesis Kit | |____Paracentesis Tray | |____Syringe Aspiration Kit | |____Thoracentesis Set |____Connector Tubing | |____Connector Tubing | |____Suction Connector Tubing | |____Suction Tubing |____Drain Kits and Trays | |____Gastric Lavage Tray | |____Incision and Drainage Procedure Kit | |____Pleural Drainage Kit |____Drain Tubes | |____Wound Drain |____Drainage and Suction Accessories | |____Battery Conversion Kit | |____Filter | |____Filter Felt Silencer | |____Leg Bag Adapter | |____Male Connectors | |____Manual Suction Unit | |____Pitcher Lid | |____Power Cord | |____Suction Bottle Gasket Ring | |____Suction Canister Bracket | |____Suction Canister Wall Plate | |____Suction Machines Carry Bag | |____Suction Unit AC to DC Adapter | | |____Charger | |____Suction Valve | |____Tubing Adapter | |____Tubing Connector | |____Tubing Extension Connector | |____Vacuum Gauge | |____Valve Cap |____Drainage Systems | |____Chest Drain System | |____Drainage Device | |____Evacuator |____Pneumothorax Sets | |____Pneumothorax Tray with Safety Components |____Suction and Aspiration Systems | |____Aspirator Pump | |____Aspirator Suction Pump | |____Nasal Aspirator | |____Suction Pump |____Suction Canisters and Liners | |____Suction Canister | |____Suction Canister Kit | |____Suction Canister Liner | |____Suction Canister with DISS | |____Suction Collection Bottle | |____Suction Liner |____Suction Catheter Kits and Trays | |____Suction Catheter Kit |____Suction Instruments | |____Aspirating Tube | |____Nasogastric Suction Tube | |____Oral Nasal Suction Device | |____Stomach Tube | |____Suction Catheter | |____Suction Irrigator | |____Suction Tube Elasto Gel Electrotherapy |____Electrodes |____Electrotherapy Accessories |____Lead Wires |____TENS Units Enteral |____Enteral Feeding Supplies | |____Feeding Accessories | |____Feeding Adapters | |____Feeding Tubes | | |____Gastrostomy Tubing | | |____Jejunostomy Tubing | | |____Nasogastric Tubing | | | |____With Stylet | | | |____Without Stylet | | |____Stomach Tubing | | |____Tubing Accessories | |____Enteral Irrigation Kits | |____Extension Sets | |____Feeding Bags | |____Feeding Spike Sets | |____Feeding Syringes | |____Pole Clamps | |____Tube Holders |____Feeding Pumps |____Feeding Supplies Foot and Toe |____Bunion Pad Furnishings |____Beds | |____Bed Headboards and Footboards | | |____Footboard | | |____Headboard | | | |____Footboard | |____Bed Rail Pads | | |____Bed Side Rail Bumper Pad | | |____Side Rail Crib Bumper | | |____Split Rail Bed Bumper Pad | |____Bed Side Rails | | |____Assist Bed Foot Side Rail | | |____Assist Bed Side Rail | | | |____Board | | |____Bed Side Rail | | |____Full Bed Side Rail | | |____Half Bed Side Rail | | |____Head Side Bed Rails | | |____Home Bed Assist Handle | |____Electric Beds | | |____Bed Wheel | | |____Electric Bed | | |____Electric Bed Package | | |____Extension | |____Manual Beds | | |____Manual Bed |____Casework and Medical Cabinets | |____AED Mounted Cabinet |____Chairs and Stools | |____Office and Decorative | | |____Hip High Chair | |____Recliners | | |____3Position Lift Recliner Chair | | |____Bariatric Recliner | | |____Clinical Care Drop Arm Recliner | | |____MultiPosition Recliner | | |____Recliner | |____Stools | | |____Exam Stool | | |____Foot | | | |____Leg Rest |____Curtains | |____Curtain Track | | |____Tracheostomy Tube | |____Privacy | | |____Privacy Screen Panel |____Decorative Mirrors | |____Mobile Mirror | |____Stand Mirror |____Furnishings Accessories | |____Bed Bariatric Free Standing Trapeze | |____Bed Bracket | |____Bed Caster | |____Bed Control Hand | |____Bed Dolly | |____Bed Extension Kit | |____Bed Folding Board | |____Bed Grid AC Head Deck | |____Bed Hand Control Pendant | |____Bed Hand Crank | |____Bed Head Frame | |____Bed Hi | | |____Lo Motor | |____Bed Lock Out 3 Motor | |____Bed Side Rail Protectors | |____Bed Support Rail | |____Bed Trapeze | |____Bed Trapeze Bar | |____Bed Wall Saver Bumper | |____Blanket Lift Bar | |____Cabinet and Drawer Latch | |____cart Cable Arm | |____Cart Drawer | |____Cart Tips | |____Cart Top | |____Caster | |____Chair Backrest | |____Door Knob Cover | |____Electric Bed Caster Set | |____Electric Bed Footspring | |____Electric Bed Head | | |____Foot Motor | |____Electric Bed Head Actuating Bar | |____Electric Bed Head Spring | |____Electric Bed Motor | |____Electric Bed Shaft | |____Elevating Headrest | |____Fitting | |____Floor Trapeze Base Only | |____Foot Cradle | |____Footboard Cushion | |____FreeStanding Trapeze | |____Furniture Bumpers | |____Hand Control | |____Head Section Motor | |____Headrest | |____Heel Protector | |____Hi | | |____Lo Bed Motor | |____Junction Box | |____Key for Safe | |____Lamp Switch Turner | |____Light Handle Cover | |____Motor | |____Motor Foot | |____Mount Bracket | |____Mounting Bracket | |____Overbed Table Caster Only | |____Pendant Control | |____Pressure Pump | |____Pump | |____Recliner Armrest | |____Recliner Caster | |____Recliner Front Caster | |____Recliner Mach Screw | |____Replacement Armrest | |____Seat | |____Shaft | |____Sheath | |____Side Rail | |____Splash Guard | |____Stationary Post | |____Table Paper Holder | |____VersaHelper Trapeze | |____Water Cooler |____Instrument and Solution Stands | |____Instrument Stand | |____Mayo Instrument Stand |____Lights | |____Medical Procedure Lighting | | |____Bright Light Therapy Lamp | | |____Gooseneck Exam Light |____Medical and Utility Carts | |____Cart Caster | |____Electrocardiograph Roll Stand | |____Emergency Cart | |____Multimedia Cart | |____Oxygen Cylinder Cart | |____Rolling Stand | |____Serving Cart | |____Treatment Cart | |____Utility Cart |____Tables | |____Changing Table | | |____Changing Station | |____Instrument and Utility Tables | | |____Instrument Table Stand | | |____Work Table | |____Medical Procedure Tables | | |____Bariatric Treatment Table | | |____HBrace Treatment Table | | |____Treatment Table | |____Over Bed Table | | |____Overbed Table | | |____Overbed Table with Vanity | | |____Overhead Tray |____Workstations | |____Laptop Workstation Gauze Dressings Gloves |____Sterile Gloves |____Surgical Gloves |____Exam Gloves |____Ansell Gloves - Derma Prene Ultra |____Compression Gloves | |____Compression Glove | |____Support Glove | |____Support Glove with Thumb Extension | |____Vibration Therapy Glove |____Finger Cots | |____Finger Cot |____Food Service Gloves | |____Food Service Glove |____Glove Box Holders and Dispensers | |____Glove Box Holder |____Glove Liners | |____Cut Resistant Glove Liner |____Impact Gloves | |____Impact Glove |____Medical Gloves | |____Exam Glove | |____Surgical Glove |____Non-Medical Gloves |____Non-Sterile Gloves |____Utility Gloves | |____General Purpose Glove | |____Infection Control Glove | |____Utility Glove Hand and Finger |____Finger Splint Housekeeping |____Bags | |____Bedside Bags | | |____Bedside Bag | |____Biohazard Bags | | |____Biohazard Laundry Bag | | |____Biohazard Liner | | |____Biohazard Waste Bag | | |____Chemotherapy Linen Bag | | |____Infectious Linen Bag | | |____Infectious Waste Bag | |____Emesis Bags | | |____Emesis | | | |____Urine Bag | |____Equipment and Physician Bags | | |____Backpack | | |____Nebulizer Carry Bag | | |____Nurse Bag | | |____Oxygen Carry Bag | | |____Pulse Oximeter Carry Case | | |____Shoulder Bag | | |____Standard Carry Case | |____Open Ended Bags | | |____Food | | | |____Utility Bag | | |____Food Bag | | |____Food Storage Bag | | |____Gusset Bag | | |____Waxed Sandwich Bag | |____Paper Bags | | |____Grocery Bag | | |____Shopping Bag | |____Patient Belongings Bags and Boxes | | |____Patient Belongings Bag | |____Pharmacy Bags | | |____Chemo Drug Transport Bag | | |____Pharmacy Bag | |____Reclosable Bags | | |____Gallon Storage Bag | | |____Zip Closure Bag | | |____Zip Closure Bag with WriteOn Block | |____Trash Bags | | |____Feminine Hygiene Receptacle Liner | | |____Trash Bag |____Batteries | |____Alkaline Battery | |____Lithium Battery Pack | |____Lithium Ion Battery Pack | |____NiCd Battery | |____NiMH Battery | |____NiMH Battery Pack | |____Sealed Lead Acid Battery Pack | |____Silver Oxide Battery |____Battery Chargers | |____Battery Charger | |____Battery Charger Kit |____Brooms | |____Broom Handles | |____Brooms | | |____Broom |____Brushes and Scrubbers | |____Scrub Brush | |____Toilet Bowl Brush |____Buckets and Pails | |____Charging Bucket | |____Kick Bucket | |____Mop Bucket | |____Mop Bucket with Wringer | |____Mop Wringer | |____Utility Bucket |____Caddies | |____Carry Caddy |____Cleaners |____Cleaners Disinfectants Deodorizers | |____Air Freshener | |____Chewing Gum Remover | |____Deodorizer | |____Deodorizer Refill | |____Drain Cleaner | | |____Deodorizer | |____Furniture Polish | |____Glass | | |____Surface Cleaner | | |____Surface Cleaner Refill | |____Insecticide | |____Lice Treatment | |____Produce Wash | |____Stainless Steel Cleaner | |____Stainless Steel Utensil Cleaner | |____Surface Cleaner | | |____Degreaser | | |____Sanitizer | |____Surface Disinfectant | |____Surface Disinfectant Cleaner | |____Surface Disinfectant Cleaner Kit | |____Surface Disinfectant Cleaner Refill | |____Surface Disinfectant Refill | |____Toilet Bowl Cleaner | |____Washing Machine Cleaner | |____Whirlpool Disinfectant Cleaner | |____White Vinegar |____Cleaning Carts | |____Commercial Housekeeping 3Shelf Cart |____Containers and Jars | |____Empty Bottle | |____Food Container | |____Prewash Empty Bottle | |____Putty Container | |____Sundry Jar | |____Trigger Sprayer |____Detergents | |____Bleach | |____Dish Detergent | |____Dish Detergent Rinse Additive | |____Drying Agent | |____Fabric Softener | |____Laboratory Detergent | |____Laundry Break | |____Laundry Brightener | |____Laundry Detergent | |____Laundry Neutralizer | |____Laundry Softener | | |____Sour | |____Laundry Sour | |____Laundry Stain Remover | |____Lime Scale Remover | |____Rinse Additive | |____Static Control Dryer Block | |____Water Conditioner |____Dispensers | |____Chemical Dispenser | |____Emesis Bag Dispenser | |____Fragrance Dispenser | |____Hand Hygiene Dispenser | |____Hand Sanitizer Dispenser | |____Hook Fastener Dispenser | |____Hygiene Dispensing Station | |____Loop Fastener Dispenser | |____Paper Towel Dispenser | |____PPE Dispenser | |____Probe Cover Dispenser | |____SFold Paper Towel Dispenser | |____Skin Care Dispenser | |____Soap Dispenser | |____Toilet Tissue Dispenser | |____Wipe Dispenser |____Dollys and Hand Trucks | |____Dolly | |____Shopping Trolley | |____Tilt Truck |____Dust Pans | |____Dust Pan |____Dusters | |____Dust Cloth | |____Duster Refill | |____Dusting Mop | |____Microfiber Duster and Frame |____Electrical Supplies | |____Power Cords | | |____AC Power Cord | | |____Power Cord | | |____Surge Protector |____Floor Machine Pads | |____Carpet Bonnet Pad | |____Hard Floor Buffing Pad | |____Hard Floor Burnishing Pad | |____Hard Floor Polishing Pad | |____Hard Floor Scrubbing Pad | |____Hard Floor Stripping Pad |____Floor Mats | |____Entrance Mat | |____Slip Resistant Mat |____Floor Mops | |____Mop Frames | | |____Mop Frame | | |____Mop Head Frame | |____Mop Handles | | |____Dust Mop Handle | | |____Wet Mop Handle | |____Mop Heads | | |____Dust Mop Head | | |____Dust Mop Pad | | |____Finish Mop Head | | |____Finish Mop Pad | | |____Mop Head | | |____Towel | | |____Wet Mop Head | | |____Wet Mop Pad | |____Mops | | |____Dust Mop | | |____Dust Mop Head | | |____Mop Head | | |____Wet Mop | | |____Wet Mop System |____Floor Powders and Solutions | |____Baseboard Stripper | |____Carpet Cleaner | |____Carpet Stain Remover | |____Floor Cleaner | | |____Restorer | |____Floor Finish | |____Floor Neutralizer | |____Floor Stripper | |____Spot Cleaner Kit |____Fluid Management | |____Solidifiers | | |____Fluid Solidifier | | |____Solidifier | | |____Spill Control Solidifier | |____Spill Kits | | |____Spill Kit | | |____Universal Precautions Compliance Kit |____Housekeeping Accessories | |____Air Freshener Refill | |____Bottle Trigger Sprayer | |____Caddy Bag | |____Caster | |____Curved Mounting Bracket | |____Dispenser Drip Tray | |____Drip Tray | |____Empty Bottle | |____Empty Spray Bottle | |____Fire Retardant | |____Floor Stand | |____Foot Pedal | |____Linen Cart Bag | |____Mop Laundry Bag | |____Mounting Bracket | |____Replacement Scraper Blade | |____Rolling Stand | |____Spray Bottle | |____Surface Mount Bracket | |____Tabletop Stand | |____Trash Can Lid | |____Vacuum Bag | |____Wall Bracket | |____Wall Plate | |____Wire Dust Mop Frame |____Knives and Scrapers | |____Floor Scraper | |____Scraper |____Laundry | |____Bags and Liners | | |____Laundry Bag | |____Hamper Frames | | |____Hamper Stand | |____Hampers with Bags | | |____Triple Hamper with Bags | |____Laundry Carts | | |____Laundry | | | |____Grocery Cart | | |____Linen Cart |____Locks and Safety Seals | |____Bag Seal | |____HeavyDuty Padlock Seal | |____PullTight Seal | |____SecurePull Breakable Seal | |____Tamper Evident Seal |____Pads |____Pads Sponges and Task Wipes | |____Biohazard Liner | |____Foodservice Towel | |____Scouring Pad | |____Scouring Sponge | | |____Pad | |____Shop Towel | |____Task Wipe |____Shelving | |____Wire Shelving |____Step Stools | |____Foot Stool with Handle | |____Step Stool |____Storage Bins and Dividers | |____Bins | | |____Storage Bin | | |____Tote with Lid | |____Dividers | | |____Drawer Divider Card |____Toilet Seat Covers | |____Toilet Seat Cover |____Toilet Tissues | |____Toilet Tissue |____Urinal Screens | |____Urinal Block | |____Urinal Screen |____Vacuums and Sweepers | |____Sweeper |____Waste Receptacles | |____Feminine Hygiene Waste Receptacle | |____FireResistant Trash Can | |____Medical Waste Receptacle | |____Recycling Container | |____Tilt Truck Dumpster | |____Trash Can | |____Trash Can with Plastic Liner Humidifiers and Nebulizers Implants |____Pessary | |____Pessary Incontinence |____Adult Briefs |____Belted Briefs |____Briefs & Diapers |____Disposable Underpads |____Pads & Liners |____Pediatric | |____Pediatric Briefs |____Pediatric Training Pants |____Undergarments | |____Adult | | |____Adult Protective Underwear |____Wet Wipes |____Youth | |____Youth Training Pants | |____Youth Briefs |____Briefs and Diapers | |____Absorbent Underwear | |____Diaper | |____Incontinent Brief | |____Sample Incontinent Belted Undergarment | |____Training Pants |____Fecal Collection Devices |____Incontinence Accessories | |____Bedwetting Alarm | |____Belt | |____Bladder Support Size 1 | |____Bladder Support Size 3 | |____Bladder Support Sizing Kit | |____Incontinence Disposal System Refill Bags |____Liners | |____Bladder Control Pad | |____Incontinence Booster Pad | |____Incontinence Liner |____Pants | |____Knit Pant | |____Longer Torso Knit Pant | |____Protective Underwear | |____Protective Underwear with Liner |____Underpads | |____Low Air Loss Underpad | |____Positioning Underpad | |____Re-Usable Underpads | |____Underpad | |____Underpad with Tuckable Flaps Indicators and Signage |____Identification Bands | |____Patient ID Band |____Indicators and Signage Accessories | |____Insert Card |____Labels | |____Blank Label | |____Blank Label Tape | |____PrePrinted | | |____Write On Label | |____PrePrinted Label | | |____Tape |____Room ID Flag Systems | |____Room ID Flag System |____Signs | |____Caution Sign Infusion |____Cleaning Room Supplies | |____Caps | |____Exam Gowns | |____Shoe Covers | |____Chemo Gowns | |____Chemo Handling & Spill Kits | |____Clean Room Wipes | |____Masks | |____Tacky Mats & Rollers |____Elastomeric Pumps |____IV Access | |____Blood Collection Devices | |____IV Devices |____Needleless Systems |____Pharmacy Admixture |____Compounder Bags |____Compounder Pump Tubing |____Huber Needles |____Ice Packs & Coolers |____IV Start & Dressing Kits |____IVA Seals |____Prefilled Syringes |____Sharps Container | |____Chemo Sharps | |____Containers | |____Mailable Sharps |____Zip Close Bags Instruments |____Appliers | |____Applier | |____Clip Applier | |____Endopathic Applier |____Biopsy Instruments | |____Biopsy System |____Bougies | |____Esophageal Bougie |____Burs | |____Bur |____Cast Removal | |____Cast Saws | | |____Cast Cutter |____Cleaners and Solutions | |____Instrument High Level Disinfectants | | |____Glutaraldehyde HighLevel Disinfectant | | |____Hydrogen Peroxide HighLevel Disinfectant | | |____OPA HighLevel Disinfectant | |____Instrument Solutions | | |____Automated Washer Process Indicator | | |____Cleansing Solution | | |____Dual Enzymatic Instrument Detergent | | |____Enzymatic Instrument Detergent | | |____Instrument Detergent | | |____Instrument Lubricant | | |____Instrument Presoak |____Cryosurgical | |____Cryosurgical Systems | | |____Cryosurgical 3672 Kit | | |____Cryosurgical System |____Curettes | |____Bone Curette | |____Dermal Curette | |____Ear Curette | |____Ear Curette Pack | |____Endometrial Biopsy Curette | |____Vacuum Curette |____Cutters | |____Nail Cutters | | |____Nail Nipper | | |____Nail Splitter | |____Ring Cutters | | |____Ring Cutters | | | |____Ring Cutter |____Dilators | |____Tracheoesophageal Puncture Dilator | |____Vascular Dilator |____Dissectors | |____Dissector |____Electrosurgical Products | |____Cauterizing | | |____Tips | | | |____Cautery | | |____Units | | | |____Surgical Cautery | |____Return and Grounding Pads | | |____Electrosurgical Return Pad | |____Surgical Electrodes | | |____Electrode Handles | | | |____Electrosurgical Pencil | | |____Electrode Tips | | | |____Electrosurgical Electrode |____Elevators | |____Elevator | | |____Spatula |____Forceps | |____Dressing Forceps | |____Forceps | |____Hemostatic Forceps | |____Obstetrical Forceps | |____Tenaculum Forceps | |____Tissue Forceps | |____Tube Occluding Forceps | |____Tweezers |____Hammers and Mallets | |____Neurological Hammer | |____Percussion Hammer |____Instrument Accessories | |____CClamp for Tubing | |____Germicide Soaking Tray | |____Instrument Holder | |____Probe Cover | |____Sanding Band | |____Stability Sleeve Trocar | |____Tubing Clamp | |____Vacuum Bag |____Instrument Trays | |____Instrument Tray | |____Irrigation Tray | |____Scope Tray |____Introducers | |____Catheter Introducer | |____Introducer | |____Micro Introducer Kit | |____Needle Introducer |____Knives and Scalpels | |____Cutting Blades | | |____Stab Blade | | |____Surgical Blade | | |____Surgical Clipper Blade | |____Handles with Blades | | |____Safety Scalpel | | |____Scalpel |____Mirrors | |____Laryngeal Mirror |____Needle Holders | |____Needle Holder |____Nerve Sensation Devices | |____Neurological Examination Pins | |____Neuropathy Screening Pen |____Optical Separators | |____Knee Separator |____Probes | |____Probe Covers | | |____Probe Cover |____Punches | |____Biopsy Punch |____Retractors | |____Laparoscopic Retractor | |____Retractor |____Rongeurs | |____Bone Spur Pad | |____General Purpose Rongeur | |____Intervertebral Disc Rongeur | | |____Pituitary | |____Laminectomy Rongeur |____Scissors and Shears | |____Bandage Scissors | |____Dissecting Scissors | |____Iris Scissors | |____Laparoscopic Scissors | |____Operating Scissors | |____Scissors | |____Suture Scissors |____Skin Markers | |____Skin Marker | |____Surgical Skin Marker |____Specialty Instruments | |____Laparoscopic Grasper |____Speculum | |____Nasal Speculum | | |____Nasal Speculum with Illuminator | |____Vaginal Speculum | | |____Vaginal Speculum |____Standard Procedure Trays | |____Bone Marrow Biopsy Tray | |____HSG Procedure Tray |____Trocars | |____Campbell Trocar | |____MultiPurpose Trocar | |____Trocar | |____Trocar Sleeve | |____Trocar With Stability Sleeve Insulin Infusion |____Pump Supplies |____Pumps Iodine Surgical Scrub IV Administration |____IV Dressings | |____Tegaderm |____Peripheral l.V. Catheters IV Therapy |____Armboards | |____IV Armboard |____Blood Tubing | |____Blood Collection Set |____Cannulas | |____Cannulas with Syringe | | |____Cannula with Syringe | | |____Dual Cannula with Syringe | |____Cannulas without Syringes | | |____Blunt Cannula | | |____Locking Blunt Cannula |____Central Venous Catheter Kits | |____Central Venous Catheter Tray |____Closed IV Catheters | |____Closed IV Catheter |____Dialysis Catheters and Trays |____Infusion Bags | |____Blood Collection Bag | |____Phlebotomy Bag | |____Transfer Bag |____Infusion Sets | |____Infusion Sets | | |____Huber Infusion Kits | | |____Huber Infusion Set | | |____Infusion Needle Set | | |____Infusion Set | | |____Insulin Infusion Set | | |____Port Access Kit | | |____Portal Access Cannula | | |____Pump Infusion Set | | |____Subcutaneous Infusion Set | | |____SubQ Infusion Set |____IV Administration Sets | |____Extension Sets | | |____Extension Connector Loop | | |____Extension Set | |____Primary Administration Sets | | |____Administration Set | | |____Flow Regulator Set | | |____Infusion Set | | |____PCA Set | | |____Plum Set | | |____Pump Set | |____Secondary Administration Sets | | |____Medication Set | | |____Secondary Administration Set | | |____Secondary IV Administration Set | | |____Secondary Set | | |____Set PurpleStriped Tubing | | |____Suction Tubing | |____Stopcocks | | |____Stopcock |____IV Catheters | |____Catheter Introducer | |____Closed IV Catheter | |____Peripheral IV Catheter |____IV Dressings | |____IV Dressing | |____SorbaView |____IV Poles | |____IV Pole | |____IV Stand |____IV Start Kits | |____IV Start Kit |____IV Therapy Accessories | |____Adapter Plug | |____Bag Access Spike | |____Blood Collection Transfer Set | |____Cap | |____Central Venous Catheter Stabilization Device | |____Disinfecting Cap | |____Empty Container | |____Extension Set | |____Heparin Lock | |____Infusion Set Insertion Device | |____Injection Site Access Pin | |____Injection Site Adapter | |____Intravenous Adapter | |____IV Connector | |____IV Gravity Flow Controller | |____Luer Activated Device | |____Microbore Extension Set | |____Needleless Connector | |____Pressure Wound Carry Bag | |____Pump Feeding Spike Set | |____Pump Reservoir | |____Replacement Connector | |____Safety Infusion Set | |____Stabilization Device | |____Tip Adapter | |____Transfer Device | |____Transfer Set | |____Universal Vial Adapter | |____Valve | |____Vial Access Pin | |____Vial Adapter |____Peripheral Inserted Central Catheters PICC and Trays | |____Peripheral Inserted Catheter Tray | |____Peripheral IV Catheter Insertion Kit |____Prep Pads | |____Alcohol Prep Pad | |____Electrode Skin Prep Pad | |____Skin Barrier Wipe |____Pumps | |____Elastomeric Pump | |____Elastomeric Pump System | |____Pump IV Set | |____Pump Set |____Tourniquets | |____Combat Tourniquet | |____Tourniquet | |____Tourniquet Band | |____Tourniquet Band on Roll | |____Tourniquet Strap Leg & Drainage bags Marketing Medical Devices |____Alternating Pressure Surfaces | |____Group II Pressure Surfaces |____Lymphedema | |____Compression Sleeve | |____High Pressure Pneumatic Device | |____Limb Compression Device | |____Lymphedema Supplies | |____Non-Segmental Compressors | |____Segmental Pneumatic Appliance | | |____Pneumatic Appliance Arm | | |____Pneumatic Appliance Boot | | |____Pneumatic Appliance Chest | | |____Pneumatic Appliance Leg |____Range of Motion | |____Devices | |____Elbow Orthosis Device | |____Knee Orthosis Device Needles and Syringes |____Acupuncture Needles | |____Acupuncture Needle |____Anesthesia Injection Needles | |____Dental Needle | |____Spinal Needle |____Anesthesia Trays | |____Epidural Trays | | |____Epidural Tray | |____Spinal Trays | | |____Spinal Anesthesia Tray |____Arterial Blood Gas Kits | |____Arterial Blood Gas Kit |____Hypodermic Needles | |____Hypodermic Needle | |____Insulin Pen Needle |____Insufflation Needles | |____Pneumoperitoneum Needle |____Intraosseous Infusion Needles | |____Intraosseous Infusion Needle |____Needle and Blade Counters | |____Needle and Blade Counter |____Needles and Syringes Accessories | |____Drainage System Luer Adaptor | |____Injection Cap | |____Key | |____Luer Adapter | |____Luer Cap | |____Luer Lok Cap | |____Needle Clipping Device | |____Needle Guide Kit | |____Needle Holder | |____Nemoto Syringe Pack | |____Oral Dispenser Cap | |____Oral Syringe Tip Cap | |____Sharps Container Cart | |____Syringe Filter | |____Table Top Tray Holder | |____Tip | |____Tip Cap |____Nerve Block Devices | |____Nerve Block Needles | | |____Echogenic Needle | | |____Peripheral Nerve Block Needle | |____Nerve Block Trays | | |____Nerve Block Tray |____Pharmacy Needles | |____Medication Transfer Needle |____Port Access Infusion Needles | |____Huber Needle | |____Safety Needle |____Sharps Collectors | |____Brackets and Cabinets | | |____Bracket | | |____Sharps Cabinet | | |____Sharps Collector Bracket | | |____Sharps Collector Cabinet | | |____Sharps Collector Cart | | |____Sharps Collector Holder | | |____Sharps Container Bracket | | |____Sharps Container Floor Cart | | |____Sharps Containment System | | |____Sharps Floor Bracket | | |____Sharps Wall Cabinet with Glove Box | |____Receptacles | | |____Chemotherapy Sharps Container | | |____Chemotherapy Waste Container | | |____Mailback Sharps Collector Intro Kit | | |____Mailback Sharps Container | | |____Multipurpose Sharps Container | | |____Phlebotomy Sharps Container | | |____RCRA Waste Container | | |____Sharps Container | | | |____Return Box |____Syringes | |____Bulb Syringes | | |____Ear | | | |____Ulcer Bulb Syringe | | |____Ear Syringe | | |____Irrigation Bulb Syringe | |____Piston Syringes | | |____Control Syringe | | |____Ear Syringe | | |____Enteral Feeding | | | |____Irrigation Syringe | | |____Enteral Syringe | | |____General Purpose Syringe | | |____Irrigation Syringe | | |____Oral Dispenser Syringe | | |____Pharmacy Tray | | |____Syringe Kit |____Syringes with Needles | |____Allergy Tray | |____Endodontic Syringe with Needle | |____Insulin Syringe with Needle | |____Syringe with Hypodermic Needle | |____Tuberculin Syringe with Needle | |____Tuberculin Syringe with Needle Tray Non-DME |____Exercise Supplies |____Non-Diabetic Syringes/Needles |____Non-DME Accessories |____Pillows |____Sharps Containers Nurse's Station and Office Supplies |____Bells | |____Call Bell |____Binders and Chart Holders | |____Arch Support Bandage | |____Medcial Record Binder | |____Ring Binder |____Computer Peripherals | |____Mouse Cushion | |____Mouse Wrist Cushion |____Dividers and Tabs | |____Card Divider | |____Divider Set |____Measuring Devices | |____Tapes | | |____Measuring Tape |____Nurse's Station Accessories | |____Peel and Stick Pockets | |____Remote Control |____Office and Mailing Envelopes | |____Pill Envelope |____Safety Pins | |____Safety Pin |____Storage Boxes | |____Cardboard Tote Nutrition |____Child Nutrition |____Infant Formula |____Metabolic |____RTH Supplemental Nutrition |____Solid Food Products |____Supplemental Nutrition |____Thickeners Nutritional Products Nutritionals and Feeding Supplies |____Feeding Supplies | |____Feeding Tubes | | |____Gastrostomy Tubes | | | |____Balloon Button Gastrostomy Feeding Device | | | |____Balloon Gastrostomy Feeding Tube | | | |____Capsule Non Balloon Button Feeding Device | | | |____Dual Gastrostomy Feeding Tube Kit | | | |____GastroEnteric Feeding Tube Kit | | | |____Gastrostomy Feeding Kit | | | |____Gastrostomy Feeding Tube | | | |____Gastrostomy Feeding Tube Kit | | | |____Low Profile Balloon Button Gastrostomy Tube | | | |____Obturated NonBalloon Button Feeding Device | | | |____PEG Kit | | | |____Skin Level Balloon Gastrostomy Kit | | | |____Skin Level NonBalloon Gastrostomy Kit | | |____Jejunal Tubes | | | |____Baker Jejunostomy Tube | | | |____Jejunal Feeding | | | | |____Gastric Decompression Tube | | | |____Jejunal Feeding Tube | | | |____LowProfile Jejunal Feeding Tube | | | |____LowProfile TransgastricJejunal Feeding Tube | | | |____TransgastricJejunal Feeding Tube | | |____Nasogastric Tubes | | | |____Nasogastric Feeding Tube | | | |____Neonatal | | | | |____Pediatric Nasogastric Feeding Tube | | | |____Pediatric Nasogastric Feeding Tube | |____Gravity Feeding | | |____Gravity Bag Sets | | | |____Gravity Feeding Bag Set | | | |____Gravity Feeding Bag Set with ENFit Connector | |____Infant Nursing | | |____Bottles and Liners | | | |____Baby Bottle | | | |____Breast Milk Storage Bag | | | |____Breast Milk Storage Bottle | | | |____Cleft Lip | | | | |____Palate Baby Bottle | | |____Breast Pump Kits | | | |____Breast Pump Kit | | | |____Hospital Discharge Breast Pump Kit | | | |____Manual Breast Pump Kit | | |____Breast Pumps | | | |____Breast Pump | | | |____Breast Pump Starter Set | | |____Nipples | | | |____Nipple | | |____Nursing Pads and Shields | | | |____Breast Shield | | | |____Nipple Shield | | | |____Nursing Pad | |____Pump Feeding | | |____Pump Bag Sets | | | |____Enteral Feeding Pump Bag Set | | | |____Enteral Feeding Pump Bag Set with ENFit Connector | | |____Pump Spike Sets | | | |____Pump Feeding Proximal Spike Set | | | |____Pump Feeding Spike Set | | |____Pumps | | | |____Enteral Feeding Pump |____Nutritionals | |____Dietary | | |____Drink Mix | | |____Electrolyte Replenishment Drink Mix | | |____Electrolyte Replenishment Freeze Pop | | |____Nutrition Bar | |____Infant | | |____Infant | | | |____Toddler Formula | | |____Infant Formula | | |____Sterile Water | | |____Sucrose Solution | |____Metabolics | | |____Amino Acid Oral Supplement | | |____Low Protein Oral Supplement | | |____MCT Medical Food | | |____Metabolic Oral Supplement | | |____MSUD Oral Supplement | | |____PKU Oral Supplement | |____Modular Components | | |____Arginine | | | |____Whey Protein Supplement | | |____Arginine Supplement | | |____Oral Protein Supplement | | |____Protein Supplement | | |____Whey Protein Supplement | |____Oral Supplements | | |____Oral Fiber Supplement | | |____Oral Protein Supplement | | |____Oral Supplement | | | |____Tube Feeding Formula | | |____Probiotic Oral Supplement | | |____Urinary Health Supplement | |____Pediatric | | |____Pediatric Oral Electrolyte Solution | | |____Pediatric Oral Supplement | |____Standard Tube Feeding | | |____Pediatric Tube Feeding Formula | | |____Tube Feeding Formula | |____Thickeners | | |____Food and Beverage Thickener | | |____Food Thickener | | |____Puree | | |____Thickend Beverage | | |____Thickened Beverage | | |____Thickened Decaffeinated Beverage | | |____Thickened Water |____Nutritionals Accessories | |____2Prong Plug | |____Accessory Kit | |____Aluminum Foil | |____Backflow Protector | |____Battery | |____Breast Milk Collection System | |____Breast Milk Storage Bag | |____Breast Pump Bottle | |____Breast Pump Tubing | |____Breast Pump Valve | |____Brush Set | |____Car Adapter | |____Carry Bag | |____Circuit Board | |____Cutterbox Film Wrap | |____Deli Papers | |____Diaphragm | |____Duckbill Valve | |____Enteral Only Extension Set | |____Feeding Tube | |____Flange Kit | |____Food Wrap Film | |____Gastric Extension Set with Dual ENFit YPort | |____Gastric Extension Set with Dual ENFit YPort Medication | |____Gastric Extension Set with Purple Hybrid YPort | |____Irrigation Syringe | |____Jejunostomy Repair Kit | |____Massager | |____Milk Collection System | |____Milk Cooler Kit | |____Milk Straw | |____Nipple Everter | |____OneHand Manual Breast Pump Adapter | |____Pole Clamp | |____Pop Up Aluminum Foil Sheet | |____Power Adapters | |____Power Cord | |____Replacement Tubing | |____Replacement Valve | |____Right Angle Connector with Male ENFit and TRN202 | |____Single ENFIt Extension Set with Cap | |____Spare Parts Kit | |____Straight Connector with YPort Adapter | |____Tote Bag | |____Transition Connector | |____Ultrasonic Sensor Optics |____Eye Lubricant Orthopedic |____Casting | |____Cast and Splint Bandages and Tapes | | |____Cast Splint | | |____Cast Tape | | |____Padded Splint Roll | | |____Precut Splint | | |____Soft Splint | |____Cast Padding | | |____Cast Padding | | |____Meta Pad | | |____Meta Pads | | |____Moleskin | | |____Moleskin Pad | | |____Orthopedic Felt | | |____Stockinette | |____Cast Protectors | | |____Arm Cast Cover | | |____Arm Cast Protector | | |____Cast Cover | | |____Cast Protector | | |____Hand Cast Protector | | |____Knee Cast Protector | | |____Leg Cast Cover | | |____Leg Cast Protector |____Hook and Loop Strapping | |____Loop | |____Loop Tape | |____NonAdhesive Hook Strapping | |____NonAdhesive Loop Strapping | |____Padded Loop | |____SelfAdhesive Hook | |____SelfAdhesive Hook Strapping | |____SelfAdhesive Loop | |____SoftStrap Strapping Material |____Immobilizers |____Immobilizers Splints and Supports | |____Lower Body | | |____Ankle Foot and Toe | | | |____Air | | | | |____Gel Ankle Brace | | | |____Ankle | | | | |____Foot Orthosis | | | | |____Foot Splint | | | | |____Foot Support | | | |____Ankle Brace | | | |____Ankle Sleeve | | | |____Ankle Splint | | | |____Ankle Stabilizer | | | |____Ankle Support | | | |____Ankle Walker | | | |____Ankle Walker Boot | | | |____Arch Bandage | | | |____Blister Pad | | | |____Bone Spur Pad | | | |____Bunion Cushion | | | |____Bunion Pad | | | |____Bunion Splint | | | |____Corn Cushion | | | |____Corn Pad | | | | |____Toe Spacer | | | |____Digital Tube | | | |____Dorsal Night Splint | | | |____Foot Brace | | | |____Foot Drop Boot | | | |____Foot Drop Brace | | | |____Foot Splint | | | |____Foot Support | | | |____Hammer Toe Crest | | | |____Heel Cup | | | |____Heel Hugger | | | |____Heel Lift | | | |____Heel Loop | | | |____Heel Protecting Boot | | | |____Heel Protector | | | |____Heel Protector Boot | | | |____Heel Splint | | | |____Heel Wedge | | | |____Lambs Wool Padding | | | |____Meta Pads | | | |____Metatarsal Pad | | | |____MultiPodus Foot Brace | | | |____Night Splint | | | |____Orthotic Boot | | | |____Orthotic System | | | |____Podus Boot | | | |____Posterior Leaf Splint | | | |____Suspension Boot | | | |____Toe Cushion | | | |____Toe Protector | | | |____Toe Regulator | | | |____Toe Spacer | | | |____Toe Support | | | |____Universal Ankle Brace | | | |____Walker Boot | | |____Hip | | | |____Hip Abduction Pillow | | | |____Hip Abduction System | | | |____Hip Brace | | | |____SideLying Leg and Knee Abductor | | |____Insoles | | | |____Arch Cushion | | | |____Arch Support | | | |____Arch Support Cushion | | | |____Foot Orthosis | | | |____Heel Hugger | | | |____Insole | | | |____Insole Material | | | |____Longitudinal Arch Support | | | |____Metatarsal Pad | | |____Knee | | | |____3Panel Knee Immobilizer | | | |____Compression Knee Dressing | | | |____Hinged Knee Brace | | | |____Hinged Knee Support | | | |____Hinged Knee Wrap | | | |____Hinged Patella Knee Wrap | | | |____Knee Band | | | |____Knee Brace | | | |____Knee Immobilizer | | | |____Knee Sleeve | | | |____Knee Splint | | | |____Knee Stabilizer | | | |____Knee Strap | | | |____Knee Support | | | |____Knee Wrap | | | |____Patella Strap | | | |____Patella Support | | | |____Patella Support Strap | | | |____PostOp Knee Brace | | |____Leg | | | |____Leg Splint | |____Upper Body | | |____Arm | | | |____Arm Sling | | | |____Arm Splint | | | |____Elevating Arm Support | | | |____Humeral Fracture Brace | | | |____Limb Splint | | | |____Pneumatic Armband | | |____Clavicle and Shoulder | | | |____Clavicle Splint | | | |____Clavicle Strap | | | |____Clavicle Support | | | |____Shoulder | | | | |____Arm Immobilizer | | | |____Shoulder Immobilizer | | | |____Shoulder Sling | | | |____Shoulder Stabilizer | | |____Elbow | | | |____Arm Band | | | |____Elbow Brace | | | |____Elbow Sleeve | | | |____Elbow Splint | | | |____Elbow Strap | | | |____Elbow Support | | | |____Elbow Support Strap | | | |____Tennis Elbow Sleeve | | | |____Tennis Elbow Strap | | |____Neck | | | |____Cervical Collar | | | |____Cervical Collar with Replacement Pads | | |____Torso | | | |____Abdominal Binder | | | |____Abdominal Support | | | |____Back Belt | | | |____Back Brace | | | |____Back Support | | | |____Back Support Belt | | | |____Criss Cross SacroLumbar Support | | | |____Industrial Back Support | | | |____Lumbar Sacral Support | | | |____Lumbar Support | | | |____Lumbosacral Support | | | |____Maternity Support Belt | | | |____Postpartum Abdomen Support | | | |____Posture Corrector | | | |____Rib Belt | | | |____SacroLumbar Support | | | |____Spine Brace | | |____Wrist Hand and Finger | | | |____Arthritis Support | | | |____Boxer Fracture Brace | | | |____Boxer Orthosis | | | |____Cone With Finger Separator | | | |____Extension Tube Finger Splint | | | |____Finger Cot Splint | | | |____Finger Cushion | | | |____Finger Guard | | | |____Finger Orthosis Kit | | | |____Finger Protector Splint | | | |____Finger Splint | | | |____Finger Strip Splint | | | |____Hand | | | | |____Wrist | | | | | |____Finger Splint | | | | |____Wrist Separate Finger Orthosis | | | | |____Wrist Splint | | | | |____Wrist Stabilizer | | | |____Hand Brace | | | |____Hand Orthosis | | | |____Hand Positioning Splint | | | |____Hand Splint | | | |____Hand Thumb Orthosis | | | |____Palm Guard | | | |____Palm Guard Kit | | | |____Palm Protector | | | |____Progressive Rest Hand | | | |____Resting Hand Orthosis | | | |____Resting Hand Splint | | | |____Rigid Thumb Support | | | |____Thumb Brace | | | |____Thumb Spica | | | |____Thumb Splint | | | |____Thumb Stabilizer | | | |____Thumb Support | | | |____Ulnar Deviation Insert | | | |____Wrist | | | | |____Forearm Splint | | | | |____Forearm Splint Padded | | | | |____Hand | | | | | |____Finger Orthosis | | | | |____Hand Orthosis | | | | |____Hand Splint | | | | |____Thumb Brace | | | | |____Thumb Spica Splint | | | | |____Thumb Support Splint | | | |____Wrist Brace | | | |____Wrist Cushion | | | |____Wrist Immobilizer | | | |____Wrist Sleep Support | | | |____Wrist Splint | | | |____Wrist Stabilizer | | | |____Wrist Support | | | |____Wrist Wrap |____Orthopedic Accessories | |____Ankle Sprain Management Kit | |____Body Adhesive | |____Cervical Collar Replacement Pads | |____Hand Liner | |____Loop SelfAdhesive | |____Moldable Insert | |____Moleskin Plus Padding | |____Pad Kit | |____Replacement Pads | |____Replacement Pads Cervical Collar | |____Replacement Wrap | |____Spray | |____Walker Boot Liner |____Traction | |____Upper Extremity | | |____Cervical Traction Kit Overdoor | | |____Cervical Traction System Orthopedics |____Hand Braces |____Foot Braces |____Ankle Braces |____Braces | |____Abdominal Binders | |____Ankle & Foot Supports | |____Back Supports | |____Cervical Collars | |____Hernia Supports | |____Knee Supports | |____Slings | |____Splints | |____Support Belts Sleeves & Braces |____Splinting Supplies |____Crutches |____Knee Walker Ostomy |____Continent Ostomy Products | |____Patches | |____Catheters for Irrigation |____Ostomy Accessories | |____Adhesive Liquids/Cements | |____Adhesive Removers | | |____Adhesive Remover Wipes | | |____Liquid Form | |____Appliance Cleaners | |____Barriers | | |____Moldable Barriers | | | |____Rings | | | |____Strips | | |____Non-Moldable Barriers | |____Belts | | |____Ostomy Belts | | |____Support Belts | |____Deodorants | | |____Aerosol Room Deodorant | | |____Pouching System Deodorants | | | |____Per Fluid Ounce | | | |____Tablet Form | | |____Oral Tablets | |____Ostomy Irrigation Supplies | | |____Irrigation Kits | | |____Irrigation Sleeves | | |____Stoma Cones | | |____Irrigation Bags | |____Adhesive | |____Colostomy Lleostomy Vent | |____Face Plate | |____Ileostomy Belt | |____Liquid Bonding Cement | |____Odor Eliminator | |____Ostomy Absorbents | |____Ostomy Appliance Deodorant | |____Ostomy Deodorizer | |____Ostomy Face Plate | |____Ostomy Pouch Closure | |____Ostomy Undergarments | |____Paste | |____Precut Washer | |____Protective Barrier Spray | |____Self-Adhesive/Tape Discs | |____Skin Barrier Wipe | |____Skin Bonding Cement | |____Skin Prep | | |____Liquids | | |____Powders | |____Stoma Cone | |____Stop Plus Ostomy Pouch Deodorizer | |____Topical Adhesive |____Pouching Systems | |____One Piece Pouches | | |____One Piece Closed | | |____One Piece Drainable | | |____One Piece Urinary | |____Two Piece Pouches | | |____Pouches | | | |____Two Piece Closed | | | |____Two Piece Urinary | | |____Two Piece Drainable | | |____Faceplates | |____Non-Adhesive Pouching Systems | | |____Colostomy | | |____Ileostomy | | |____Urinary |____Urine collectors |____Closed-end Pouches |____Drainable Pouches |____Ostomy Accesories | |____Ostomy Care Supplies | |____Adhesives | |____Barrier Rings | |____Cleaning solutions | |____Collection Bags | |____Loop Ostomy Bridges | |____Lubricant/Deoderant | |____Pouch Clamps | |____Protective Wipes | |____Replacement Filters | |____Adhesive Remover | |____Flange Caps | |____Inserts | |____Irrigation Accessories | |____Powder | |____Stoma Caps | |____Wafers/Barriers |____Skin Barriers |____Eakin | |____Eakin Cohesive Skin Barrier Ring | |____Eakin Cohesive Skin Barrier, Square | |____Eakin pouch |____Barriers | |____Barrier Film | |____Barrier Ring | |____Base Plate | |____Colostomy Barrier | |____Ostomy Barrier | |____Ostomy Disc | |____Ostomy Gasket | |____Ostomy Skin Barrier | |____PostOperative | | |____Surgical Kit | |____Skin Barrier |____Children's/Infant's Ostomy | |____Children's Skin Barriers |____Colon and Rectal Tubes | |____Rectal Tube |____Enema Bags and Kits | |____Enema Bag Set |____Irrigation Products |____Options Undergarments |____Ostomy | |____Hernia Belts | | |____Hernia Belt | | |____Hernia Belt Guard | | |____Ostomy Belt | | |____Peristomal Hernia Belt | | |____Truss |____Ostomy Kits |____Ostomy Washers |____Pouches | |____Colostomy Pouch | |____Filtered Ostomy Kit | |____Filtered Ostomy Pouch | |____Filtered Ostomy Pouch Kit | |____Ileostomy | | |____Colostomy Pouch | |____Ileostomy Pouch | |____IPD Pouch | |____Ostomy Pouch | |____Ostomy Pouch Kit | |____PostOp Ostomy Pouch | |____Pouch | |____Protex Powder Pad | |____Transport Pouch | |____Urinary Pouch | |____Urostomy Pouch | |____Urostomy System Pouch |____Urostomy Pouches |____Wafers |____Wound Dressing other |____custom items | |____custom items 1 |____Prop 65 Compliance |____Z Manufacturers | |____Zevex Incorporated Other Over The Counter |____Anti Itch Treatments |____Cold and Allergy | |____Children's Cold and Allergy | |____Allergy and Sinus Relief | |____Chest Rubs | |____Cough Drops/Sore Throat | |____Lip Care | |____Nasal |____Digestive Health | |____Acid Controllers | |____Digestive Aids | |____Laxatives | |____Stomach Remedies |____First Aid | |____Hot/Cold Therapy | |____Anesthetic | |____Antiseptic | |____Burn Relief | |____Epsom Salt | |____First Aid Antibiotic | |____First Aid Dressings | |____First Aid Treatments |____Pain and Fever | |____Thermometers and Accessories | |____Children's Pain/Fever Relief | |____External Pain Relief | |____Pain Relief |____Allergy Relief | |____Allergy Relief | |____Children's Allergy Relief |____AntiItch and Antifungals | |____Antifungal | |____Itch Relief | |____Vaginal Antifungal |____Contraceptives | |____Condom |____Cough and Cold Relief | |____Chest Rub | |____Children's Cold Relief | |____Cold and Cough Relief | |____Sore Throat Relief |____Eye/Ear Care | |____Ear Care | |____Eye Care | |____Eye Glasses |____Family Planning | |____Condoms and Contraseptives | |____Pregnancy and Fertility |____Flavoring | |____Essential Oil |____Foot Care |____Gastrointestinal | |____Antacid | | |____Antacid | | |____Gas Relief | | |____Infant Gas Relief | | |____Poison Absorbent | |____AntiDiarrhea | | |____AntiDiarrheal | |____AntiNausea | | |____Antiemetic | | |____Nausea Relief | |____Enemas | | |____Enema | |____Hemorrhoid Relief | | |____Hemorrhoid Relief | |____Laxatives | | |____Fiber Supplement | | |____Laxative | | |____Stool Softener | |____Probiotics | | |____Pediatric Probiotic Dietary Supplement | | |____Probiotic Dietary Supplement |____Glucose Supplement | |____Glucose |____Herbs | |____Herbal Supplement |____Lubricating Gels | |____Lubricant Jelly | |____Personal Lubricant | |____Petroleum Jelly |____Nasal Spray | |____Nasal Spray | |____Saline |____Ophthalmic |____Ophthalmic Optics | |____Allergy Relief | |____Contact Lens Solution | |____Eye Lubricant | |____Eye Wash | |____Eyelid Cleanser | |____Red Eye Relief |____Oral Anesthetics | |____Cold Sore Treatment | |____Oral Pain Relief |____Oral Care | |____Denture Products | |____Mouthwash | |____Oral Remedies | |____Toothbrushes | |____Toothpaste and Treatments |____Over the Counter Accessories | |____Pill Display | |____Power Cord |____Pain Relief | |____Pain Relief | |____Topical Pain Relief | |____Urinary Pain Relief |____Personal Care | |____Antiperspirants and Deodorants | |____Feminine Care | |____General Merchandise | |____Hair Care | |____Home Skin Care | |____Personal Care Appliances | |____Shaving and Grooming | |____Sun Care |____Pill Box | |____Pill Cup Holder | |____Pill Organizer |____Pill Crushers and Cutters | |____Mortar and Pestle | |____Pill Crusher | |____Pill Cutter |____Sleep Aids | |____Natural Sleep Aid | |____Sleep Aid | |____Stop Snoring Aid |____Sleep and Snoring aids | |____Sleep Medicine | |____Snoring aids |____Smoking Suppressors | |____Stop Smoking Aid |____Stimulants | |____Stimulant |____Vitamins and Minerals | |____Calcium Supplement | |____Coenzyme Q10 Supplement | |____Diabetes Multivitamin Supplement | |____Dietary Supplement | |____Fiber Supplement | |____Fish Oil Supplement | |____Iron Supplement | |____Joint Health Supplement | |____Magnesium Supplement | |____Mineral Supplement | |____Multivitamin Supplement | |____Pediatric Multivitamin Supplement | |____Prenatal Vitamin Supplement | |____Vitamin A Supplement | |____Vitamin B Supplement | |____Vitamin B12 Suppleent | |____Vitamin B12 Supplement | |____Vitamin B3 Supplement | |____Vitamin C Supplement | |____Vitamin D Supplement | |____Vitamin D3 Supplement | |____Vitamin E Supplement | |____Vitamin Supplement | |____Zinc Supplement |____Vitamins and Supplements | |____Multivitamins | |____Supplements | |____Vitamins |____Wart and Corn Removers | |____Corn Remover | |____Wart Remover Pads Liners Patient Monitoring Accessories |____Boots |____Cables |____Cannulas & Sample Lines |____Carrying Cases |____Disposable Cuffs |____Electronic Thermometry |____Gas Accessories |____Manuals |____Mounting |____Mounting Brackets |____Multi-Parameter Monitors |____Oximetry |____Power Supplies |____Printers and Papers |____Roll Stands |____Supply Lines Personal Hygiene |____Ear Wash Systems | |____Ear Wash System | |____Handle |____Feminine Protection | |____Douches | | |____Douche | |____Feminine Pads | | |____Feminine Pad | |____Tampons | | |____Tampon |____Hair Care | |____Combs | | |____Comb | | |____Hair Pick | | |____Handle Comb | | |____Lice Comb | | |____Mini Hair Pick | | |____Plastic Comb | |____Conditioners | | |____Detangling Spray | | |____Hair Conditioner | | |____Hair Cream | |____Hairbrushes | | |____Hairbrush | |____Shampoos | | |____Baby Shampoo | | |____Dandruff Shampoo | | |____Lice Shampoo | | |____RinseFree Shampoo | | |____RinseFree Shampoo and Body Wash | | |____RinseFree Shampoo and Conditioner | | |____Shampoo | | |____Shampoo and Body Wash | | |____Shampoo Cap | | |____Tearless Shampoo and Body Wash | |____Spray | | |____Hairspray |____Hair Removal | |____After Shaves | | |____After Shave | |____Clippers | | |____Surgical Clippers | |____Depilatories | | |____Hair Removing Cream | |____PreShaves | | |____PreShave | |____Razors | | |____Facial Hair Groomer | | |____Razor | |____Shaving Cream | | |____Shaving Cream | | |____Shaving Gel |____Mouth Care | |____Dentures | | |____Adhesives | | | |____Denture Adhesive | | |____Cleaners | | | |____Denture Cleaner | | |____Cups | | | |____Denture Cups | | |____Denture Brushes | | | |____Denture Brush | |____Floss | | |____Dental Floss | |____Lip Balm | | |____Lip Balm | |____Mouth Care Kits | | |____Cavity Fill | | |____Mouth Care Kit | | |____Oral Cleansing and Suction System | |____Mouth Moisturizers | | |____Mouth Moisturizer | |____Mouthwash | | |____Fluoride Rinse | | |____Mouthwash | |____Oral Care Swabs | | |____Oral Swabstick | |____Oral Irrigators | | |____Oral Irrigator | |____Toothbrushes | | |____Electric Toothbrush | | |____Mini Toothbrush | | |____Replacement Toothbrush Heads | | |____Security Toothbrush | | |____Toothbrush | |____Toothpaste | | |____Toothpaste |____Nail Care | |____Emery Boards | | |____Emery Board | | |____Foot File | |____Manicure Sticks | | |____Manicure Stick | | |____Nail Picks | |____Nail Clippers | | |____Fingernail Clippers | | |____Toenail Clippers |____Personal Care Kits | |____Admission Kit | |____Personal Travel Kit |____Personal Hygiene Accessories | |____Charger Stand | |____Eartips | |____Empty Bottle | |____Empty Bottle with Pump | |____HalfGallon Solutions Combo Pack | |____Mass Bracket | |____Otoclear Adapter Wand | |____Pole Accessory Kit | |____Pump | |____Replacement Brush Head | |____Replacement Pump Assembly | |____Replacement Sponge | |____Soap Box | |____Soap Dish | |____Tissue Bracket | |____Toothbrush Cap | |____Toothbrush Holder | |____Tub Stand |____Skin Care | |____Astringents and Acne Medications | | |____Acne Body Wash | | |____Acne Treatment | | |____Astringent | |____Deodorants and Antiperspirants | | |____Antiperspirant | | | |____Deodorant | | |____Deodorant | |____Hand Sanitizers | | |____AlcoholFree Hand Sanitizer | | |____Hand Sanitizer | | |____Hand Sanitizer with Aloe | |____Moisturizers | | |____A & D Ointment | | |____Baby Lotion | | |____Baby Oil | | |____Bath Oil | | |____Body Oil | | |____Cocoa Butter | | |____Diaper Rash Treatment | | |____Foot Moisturizer | | |____Massage Treatment | | |____Moisturizer | | |____Scar Treatment | | |____Skin Protectant | | |____Skin Protectant with Manuka Honey | |____Personal Wipes | | |____Baby Wipe | | |____Bath Wipe | | |____Flushable Personal Wipe | | |____Incontinent Care Wipe | | |____Personal Wipe | | |____Sanitizing Skin Wipe | |____Powders | | |____Baby Powder | | |____Body Powder | | |____Foot Powder | |____Scrub Brushes | | |____Impregnated Scrub Brush | | |____Nail Brush | | |____Scrub Brush | |____Scrubs and Solutions | | |____Germ Simulator | | |____Prep Solution | | |____Surgical Scrub | |____Skin Care Kits | | |____Germ Simulator Kit | |____Soaps | | |____Antibacterial Soap | | |____Antimicrobial Soap | | |____Baby Soap | | |____Body Wash | | |____Castile Soap | | |____Facial Cleanser | | |____Feminine Wash | | |____Incontinence Cleanser | | |____Perineal Wash | | |____RinseFree Body Wash | | |____RinseFree Perineal Wash | | |____Soap | |____Sunscreen | | |____Sunblock | | |____Sunscreen |____Washing Equipment | |____Basins | | |____Ear Basin | | |____Wash Basin | |____Bathing Tubs | | |____Seated Bathing System | |____Rinsers | | |____Inflatable Shampoo Basin | | |____Shampoo Basin | | |____Shampoo Tray | |____Showers | | |____Handheld Shower | | |____Handheld Shower Spray with Diverter Valve | |____Sitz Bath | | |____Sitz Bath | |____Sponges | | |____Bath Mitt | | |____Bath Sponge | | |____Swiveling Bath Sponge Personal Therapy |____Humidification Systems | |____Humidification Chambers Pharmaceuticals |____Pharmaceutical Accessories | |____Ambidextrous Pill Counter | |____Empty Insulin Cartridge | |____Eye Drop Bottle Squeezer | |____Funnel | |____Insulin Delivery Device | |____Liquids Pharmaceutical Disposal System | |____Medicine Dropper | |____Pill Counter | |____Product Exposure Indicator | |____Wall Mount |____Prescription Bottles | |____Prescription Vial |____Rx | |____Anesthetics | | |____Topical Anesthetic | |____Antibiotics | | |____Antibacterial | | |____Sulfonamide Systemic | |____Anticoagulants | | |____Anticoagulant | | |____Heparin Lock Flush | |____Anticonstipation Agents | | |____Ammonia Detoxicant | | |____Cathartic | | | |____Laxative | |____Antidiarrheal Agents | | |____Antidiarrheal Agent | |____Antifungals | | |____Antifungal | |____Antihistamines | | |____Antihistamine | | |____GastroIntestinal Antihistamine | |____Antiinflammatories | | |____Antiinflammatory Agent | |____Antinausea Agents | | |____Antinausea Agent | |____AntiUlcer Agents and Antacids | | |____Alkalinizing Agent | | |____Antacid | | | |____Absorbent | | |____ProtonPump Inhibitor | |____Contrast Media Agents | | |____Contrast Media | |____Corticosteroids | | |____Corticosteroid | |____Dermatological Agents | | |____Keratolytic Agent | | |____Wound Care | |____Insulins | | |____Insulin | |____Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents | | |____Hydrogel Dressing | | |____Probiotic Medical Food | |____Ophthalmics & Optics | | |____Ophthalmic Disclosing Agent | |____Solutions | | |____Caloric Agent | | |____Inhaler | | |____Irrigation Solution | | |____IV Flush Solution | | |____Respiratory Therapy Solution | | |____Sodium Chloride Supplement | |____Vitamins Minerals and Amino Acids | | |____Iron Preparation | | |____Vitamin B Complex Physical Therapy |____Assessment Tools | |____Body Flexibility Test | |____Dynamometer | |____Hand Dynamometer | |____Mechanical Pinch Gauge | |____Minnesota Complete Dexterity Test | |____Pegboard Test Kit | |____Perception Test | |____Physical Therapy Cognitoys Set | |____Trunk Flexibility Box |____Chiropractic Measurement | |____Finger Goniometer | |____Goniometer |____DVT Therapy | |____DVT Pumps | | |____Compression Pump | |____DVT Sleeves | | |____DVT Compression Therapy Garment |____Electrotherapy and Sonic Therapy | |____Electrotherapy Electrodes | | |____Electrode | | |____Electrode Therapy Pad | | |____Electrotherapy Electrode | | |____PreGelled Electrode | | |____Stimulating Electrode | | |____TENS Electrode | | |____TENS Therapy Back Pain Refill Pad | |____Systems | | |____Back Pain Relief System | | |____Electrical Muscle Stimulator EMS | | |____Interferential Stimulator | | |____Microcurrent Stimulator | | |____Pain Relief | | |____TENS | | | |____EMS Combination System | | |____TENS and NMES Pain Relief System | | |____TENS UNIT | | |____Tens Unit Electrotherapy Device |____Exercise Equipment | |____Exercise Balls | | |____Ball Chair | | |____Exercise Ball | | |____Medicine Ball Set | | |____Squeeze Ball | |____Exercise Weights | | |____Ankle and Wrist Weight | | |____Ankle Weight | | |____Dumbbell | | |____Dumbbell Set | | |____Weight Cuff | |____Lower Body | | |____Arm and Shoulder Exerciser | | |____Leg Press Exercise Machine | | |____Pedal Exerciser | | |____Pedal Exerciser Deluxe | |____Resistance Bands | | |____Exercise Resistance Band | | |____Exercise Resistance Band Loop | | |____Exercise Resistance Band Set | | |____Exercise Resistance Tubing | |____Therapy Putty | | |____Antimicrobial Exercise Putty | | |____Exercise Putty | | |____Exercise Putty Set | | |____Therapy Putty | | |____Therapy Putty Antimicrobial | | |____Therapy Putty Set | |____Total Body | | |____360 Slide Board | | |____Balance Beam | | |____Balance Board | | |____Balance Board System | | |____Balance System | | |____Exercise Station | | |____Exerciser | | |____Horizontal Bolt Board | | |____Parallel Bar | | |____Pedal Exerciser | | |____Stability Disk | | |____Total Body Exerciser | | |____Treadmill | | |____Vestibular Disc | | |____Vestibular Dome | | |____Wobble | | | |____Rocker Board | |____Upper Body | | |____Arm and Shoulder Exerciser | | |____Cushion Grip | | |____Ergonomic Hand Exerciser | | |____Exerciser Set with Storage Unit | | |____Finger | | | |____Shoulder Ladder | | |____Finger Contracture Cushion | | |____Finger Orthosis | | |____Gel Wave Pad | | |____Hand | | | |____Finger Exerciser | | |____Hand Cone | | |____Hand Exerciser | | |____Hand Grip | | |____Overdoor Shoulder Pulley | | |____Pulley System | | |____Rehabilitation 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Tray | |____Sponge | |____Stabilizer Base | |____Toe | | |____Finger Cap | |____Weight Rack |____SelfHelp Aids | |____Adult Tactile Activities | |____Back Scrubber Sponge | |____Body Massager | |____Book Holder | |____Button and Zipper Aid | |____Dressing Aid Stick | |____Dressing and Shoehorn Aid Stick | |____Drinking Bottle | |____Eye Drop Guide | |____Food Guard | |____Hand Aid | |____HandHeld Massager | |____Hip | | |____Knee Equipment Kit | |____Hip Equipment Kit | |____Jar Opener | | |____Closer | |____Key Turner | |____Lamp Switch | |____Leg Lifter | |____Lotion Applicator | |____Magnifying Glass | |____Nail Brush | |____NonSlip Matting | |____NonSlip Netting | |____Patient Communication Board | |____Personal Sound Amplifier | |____Playing Card Holder | |____Plug Puller | |____Reacher Clip | |____Reaching Aid | |____Reaching Aid Pack | |____Seatbelt Extender | |____Shoehorn | |____Shoehorn Dressing Stick Combo | |____Sock and Stocking Aid | |____Sock and Stocking Donner | |____Toe Scrubber | |____Toilet Aid | |____Toileting Aid | |____Tube Squeezer | |____Typing Aid | |____Utensil Holder | |____Writing Clip Aid |____Teaching Aids | |____Activity Apron | |____Activity Pillow | |____Communication Board | |____Pegboard |____Treatments | |____Cold | | |____Cold Gel | | |____Cold Pack | | |____Cold Therapy Pad | | |____Cold Therapy System | | |____Ice Bag | | |____Ice Bag and Wrap | | |____Ice Pack | | |____Ice Wrap | | |____Instant Cold Pack | | |____Shin Wrap | |____Hot | | |____Cold | | | |____Hot | | | | |____Cold Pack | | |____Heat Therapy Patch | | |____Heat Wrap | | |____Heating Pad | | |____Hot Pack | | |____Moist Heat Pack | | |____Moist Heat Therapy Pack | | |____Moist Heating Pad | | |____Paraffin Bath | | |____Paraffin Bath Refills | | |____Paraffin Blocks | | |____Parrafin Bath Kit | | |____Therapy Wrap | | |____Tropic Pac Cover | |____Hot&Cold | | |____Hot Water Bottle | | |____Hot&Cold Therapy Pack | | |____Hot&Cold Therapy Wrap | | |____HyperHypothermia Pad Pleural Drainage Products |____Aspira Rehabilitation Products |____Aids for Daily Living |____Bath/Hygiene |____Positioning & Safety |____Splinting & Casting |____Thermoplastics Respiratory |____Asthma | |____Holding Chambers | |____Neb Compressors and Supplies | | |____Aerosol Masks | | |____Compressor Accessories | | |____Corrugated Tubing | | |____Mouth Pieces | | |____Nebulizer Compressors | | | |____With Neb Cups | | | | |____Disposable Neb Cups | | | |____Without Neb Cups | | |____Nebulizer Compressor Filters | | | |____Disposable Filters | | | |____Re-Usable Filters | | |____Nebulizer Cups | | | |____Re-Usable Neb Cups | | |____Pre-Filled Humidifiers | |____Peak Flow Meters and Supplies | | |____Peak Flow Meters | |____Water Collection Devices |____Laryngectomy | |____HME Filters | | |____HME Cassettes | | |____HME Components | |____Base Plates | |____Electrolarynx and Supplies | | |____Artificial Larynx | | |____Electrolarynx Care Supplies | |____Laryngectomy Care Supplies | |____Laryngectomy Tubes | |____Voice Prosthesis |____Oxygen Supplies | |____Cannulas | |____Humidifier Jars | |____Oxygen Care Supplies | |____Oxygen Masks | |____Oxygen Tank Accessories | |____Oxygen Tube Connectors | |____Oxygen Tubing | |____Resuscitators |____Respiratory Therapy | |____Airway Management | |____Breathing Exerciser | |____Peep Valves | |____Aspirators | |____Non-Breathing Masks | |____Percussors |____Tracheostomy | |____Suction Pumps and Supplies | | |____Canisters | | |____Suction Catheters | | |____Suction Pump Accessories | | |____Suction Pump Tubing | | |____Suction Pumps | |____Tracheostomy Care Supplies | |____Tracheostomy Masks | |____Tracheostomy Tubes and Kits | | |____Tracheostomy Tubes | | |____Tracheostomy Tube Kits | |____Inner Cannula | |____InnerCannulas | | |____Inner Tracheostomy Cannula | |____Speaking Valves | |____Tracheostomy Care Kits | | |____Tracheostomy Care Kit | |____Tracheostomy HME | |____Tracheostomy Tube Holders | |____Tracheostomy Tubes | | |____Laryngectomy Tube | | |____Tracheostomy Tube | | |____Tracheostomy Tube with O2 Port |____Ventilator Care Supplies | |____Breathing Circuits | |____Ventilator HME | |____Ventilator Supplies |____AeroChamber |____Aerosol Uniflex Corrugated Tubing |____Airways | |____Endotracheal Tubes | | |____Endotracheal Tube | | |____Feeding Tube | |____Esophageal Tubes | | |____Supralaryngeal Airway | |____Laryngeal Mask Airways | | |____Laryngeal Mask | |____Nasopharyngeal Airways | | |____Nasopharyngeal Airway | | |____Nasopharyngeal Aspiration Catheter | |____Oropharyngeal Airways | | |____Oral Airway | | |____Oropharyngeal Airway | | |____Oropharyngeal Airway Set |____Anesthesia Breathing Accessories & Components |____Anesthesia Breathing Circuits |____Apnea Monitors |____Apnea Supplies |____Aspira Drainage System |____Bronchial Hygiene |____Capnographs |____Circuits | |____Circuit and Hyperinflation Bags | | |____Breathing Bag | |____Circuits | | |____Anesthesia Breathing Circuit | | |____Anesthesia Circuit | | |____Breathing Circuit | | |____Breathing Circuit Kit | | |____Dual Heated Circuit | | |____Heated Circuit | | |____Humidifier Circuit | | |____Patient Circuit | | |____Respirator Circuit | | |____Single Heated Circuit | | |____Ventilation Circuit | | |____Ventilator Circuit |____Compressors | |____Velocity Pneumatic Oxygen Conserver |____CPAP | |____BiPAP | | |____CPAP | | | |____BiPAP Masks and Interfaces | | | | |____CPAP Mask | | | | |____CPAP Mask Headgear | | | | |____CPAP Mask Kit | | | | |____CPAP Mask System | | | | |____Headgear | | | | |____Sleep Apnea Nasal Canula | | | | |____Sleep Diagnostic Cannula | | | |____BiPAP Units | | | | |____CPAP System | | |____CPAP Generators | | | |____CPAP with Heated Humidification System |____CPR Face Shields | |____CPR Face Shield | |____CPR Mask Kit | |____CPR Shield | |____Key Chain Barrier |____Cylinders and Cylinder Carts | |____Dual Oxygen Cylinder Cart | |____Oxygen Cylinder |____Endotracheal Tubes |____Exercisers |____Flowmeters | |____Chrome Flowmeter | |____Flowmeter | |____Select Flowmeter |____HME | |____Filtered Heat and Moisture Exchanger | |____Heat and Moisture Exchanger | |____Tracheostoma Vent |____Humidifiers and Nebulizers | |____Humidifiers | | |____Bubble Humidifier | | |____Humidifier Bottle with Adapter | | |____Steam Inhaler | | |____Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier | |____Nebulizers | | |____Compressor Nebulizer System | | |____Nebulizer | | |____Nebulizer Kit | | |____Portable Aerosol System |____Intubation Accessories |____Mechanical Ventilation |____Mouth Protection | |____Bite Blocks and Spreaders | | |____Jaw Spreader |____Mouthpieces | |____Flow Transducer | |____Mouthpiece |____Nasal Cannulas | |____Demand Nasal Cannula | |____ETCO2 Nasal Sampling Cannula | |____ETCO2 Nasal Sampling Cannula with O2 | |____Nasal Cannula | |____Nasal Cannula with Ear Cushions |____Nasal CPAP |____Oxygen Equipment |____Pleurx |____Portex Percutaneous Tracheostomy Kits |____Regulators | |____Flow Selector | |____Mini Oxygen Regulator | |____Oxygen Flowmeter | |____Oxygen Pressure Regulator | |____Oxygen Regulator | |____Suction Regulator |____Respiratory Accessories | |____Adhesive Foam Disc | |____Adhesive Housing | |____Adhesive Tape Disc | |____Aerosol Effusion Bag | |____Air Inlet Filter | |____Airway Access Adapter | |____Airway Adapter | |____Bacteria Filter | |____Bacterial | | |____Viral Filter | |____Bacterial Filter | |____Bacterial Suction Filter | |____Biflex System Filter | |____BlomLauder Oral Adapter | |____Breathing Circuit Filter | |____Breathing Heated Wire Circuit | |____Cabinet Air Filter | |____Cabinet Filter | |____CO2 Detector | |____Comfort Chinstrap | |____Compressor Filter | |____Compressor Pressure Regulator | |____Concentrator Bacteria Filter | |____Concentrator Cabinet Filter | |____Concentrator Filter Cabinet | |____Concentrator Inlet Air Filter | |____Concentrator Water Trap | |____Connector Kit | |____Corrugated Tubing | |____CPAP Chin Strap | |____CPAP Circuit Assembly | |____CPAP Machine Filter | |____CPAP Mask Cleaner | |____CPAP Mask Kit | |____CPAP Shell | |____CPAP Swivel Adapter CPAP | |____CPAP Tubing CPAP | |____Cylinder Wrench | |____DyspneaSensation Breather Reducer | |____Ear Cushions | |____Elbow Replacement | |____Endotracheal Tube Stylet | |____EndTidal CO2 Detector | |____ET Adhesive Securement Device | |____Fan Filter | |____Filter | |____Front Cover Assembly | |____Gauge Adapter | |____HandHeld Capnograph | | |____Oximeter | | | |____Carbon Dioxide Detector Sample Line | |____Heat and Moisture Exchanger Filter | |____HEPA Compact Tower Air Purifier | |____HME Filter | |____Humidifier Adapter | |____Humidifier Bottle | |____Humidifier Column | |____Humidifier Connector | |____Humidifier Elbow Adapter | |____Hydrophobic Filter | |____Inhalent Pads | |____Inlet Seal Washer | |____Intake Door for Oxygen Concentrator | |____Intake Filter | |____Laryngectomy Cover | |____LT Compressor Nebulizer System Filter | |____Mask Conversion Kit | |____Mask Harness | |____Multifunction Concentrator Indicator | |____Nasal Airway Assembly | |____Nasal Cannula Water Trap | |____Nebulizer | | |____Humidifier Bacterial Filter | |____Nebulizer Filter | |____Nebulizer Kit | |____Ohio Aerosol Therapy Canopy | |____ORing Seal | |____Oxgen Connector | |____Oxygen Concentrator ExtendedLife Intake Bacteria Filter | |____Oxygen Concentrator Filter Door | |____Oxygen Concentrator HEPA Bacteria Filter | |____Oxygen Cylinder Rack | |____Oxygen Cylinder Stand | |____Oxygen Outlet | |____Oxygen Regulator Connection | |____Pole Release Clamp Kit | |____Pouch Filter | |____Pulmonetics Ventilator Inlet Filter | |____Rear Cover Assembly | |____Replacement Cushion | |____Replacement Neckband Strap | |____Respiratory Adapter | |____Respiratory SetUp Bag | |____Rubber Bumper | |____Securement Device | |____SPU Exhalation Bacteria Filter | |____Stoma Protector | |____Stylet Endotracheal | |____Suction Machine AC Power Cord | |____Suction Unit Carrying Case | |____Suction Unit Power Cord | |____Tee Adapter | |____Trach Tube Holder | |____Trachea Tube Brush | |____Tracheal Shower Cover | |____Tracheal Tube Adapter | |____Tracheal Tube Brush | |____Tracheostomy Collar | |____Tracheostomy Elbow Double Swivel | |____Tracheostomy Tube Holder | |____Tracheostomy Valve | |____Tranquility | | |____Quest CPAP Replacement Filter | |____Transtracheal Catheter Kit | |____Tubing Adapter | |____Tubing Connector | |____Ultrafine Filter | |____Ultrasonic Oxygen Indicator Carrying Case | |____Update Pack | |____Vacuum Trap | |____Valved Holding Chamber | |____Water Concentrator Trap |____Respiratory Masks | |____Aerosol Face Mask | |____Aerosol Trach Mask | |____Anesthesia Face Mask | |____NonRebreather Oxygen Mask | |____Oxygen Entrainment Mask | |____Oxygen Mask |____Resuscitation & Miscellaneous |____Resuscitators | |____CPR Resuscitation Mask | |____CPR Resuscitation Mask with Bag | |____CPR Resuscitation Mask with Case | |____CPR Resusitation Mask Kit | |____Resuscitator | |____Resuscitator Case | |____Resuscitator with Bag |____Sleep |____Syringe Pump Systems |____Tubing | |____Concentrator Humidifier Adapter Tubing | |____Connecting Tube | |____CPAP Tubing | |____Elbow Adapter Set | |____ETCO2 Sample Line | |____Flex Tubing | |____Humidifier Tubing | |____Oxygen Tubing | |____Suction Tubing Kit | |____Tubing |____Valves | |____Peep Valve | |____Tracheostomy Valve |____Ventilator Catheters | |____Closed System Catheter |____Voice Prostheses | |____Duckbill Voice Prostheses | |____Low Pressure Voice Prostheses | |____Voice Prosthesis Self Care |____Braces | |____Shoulder & Elbow Supports | |____Wrist & Hand Supports |____Garments | |____Anti-Embolism Stockings | |____Hand Sleeves | |____Arm Sleeves | |____Compression Stockings | | |____Chap Style | | |____Knee Length | | |____Thigh Length | | |____Waist Length | |____Support Wear |____Microgyn |____Skin Care | |____Creams & Ointments | |____Self Care Products | | |____Sanitizers | | |____Shampoo & Body Wash | | |____Thermometers | | |____Arch Supports | | |____Cushions & Pillows | | |____Heating Pads | | |____Paraffin | | |____Reaching Aids | | |____Self Care Items | |____Skin Cleansers | |____Dispensers | | |____Next Generation | | | |____Manual | | | |____Touchfree | | | | |____Purell | |____Hand Hygiene | | |____Antimicrobial Soap | | | |____Bacti-Foam | | | |____Bacti-Foam Plus | | | |____Bacti-Stat | | | |____Bacti-Stat AE | | | |____Endure 100 | | | |____Endure 200 | | | |____Endure 400 | | | |____Endure 420 | | | |____Medi-Scrub | | | |____Scrub-Stat 2 Percent | | | |____Scrub-Stat 4 Percent | | |____General Soap | | | |____Endure | | | |____EpiSoft | | | |____Wash | | |____Lotions | | | |____Ecolab | | |____Surgical Scrubs | | | |____Endure 400 | | | |____Endure 420 | | | |____Scrub-Stat 2% | | | |____Scrub-Stat 4% | | | |____Avagard | | |____Waterless Hand Sanitizer | | | |____Quik-Care | | |____Wipes | | |____Aloe Vesta | |____Remedy | |____Shampoo/Body Wash | | |____Shampoo/Conditioning Cap | | |____Total Body Shampoo | | | |____Ecolab | | |____Wipes |____Blood Pressure | |____Blood Pressure Cuffs | |____Blood Pressure Monitors | |____Blood Pressure Supplies | |____Mini-Torr Plus Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitor | |____Multi-Parameter Monitors | |____Sphygmomanometers |____Breast Prosthesis |____Breast Pumps | |____Breast Pump Supplies | | |____Bottles & Caps | | |____Breast Pump Accessories | | |____Breast Shields | | |____Carrying Bags | |____Breast Pump Tubing | |____Breast Pump Unit | | |____Electric Breast Pump | | |____Manual Breast Pump |____Cholesterol Testing | |____Cholesterol Meters | |____Cholesterol Test Strips |____Weight Scales Soaps Splints and Supports |____Lower Body | |____Ankle |____Upper Body | |____Elbow | | |____Elbow Support | |____Wrist Sponges and Task Wipes |____Cleaning Cloth |____Task Wipe Sterile Water & Saline |____Saline |____Sterile Water Sterilization |____Indicators | |____Sterilization Biological Indicator Strip | |____Sterilization Biological Indicator Vial | |____Sterilization Biological Test Pack | |____Sterilization BowieDick Test Pack | |____Sterilization Chemical Indicator Strip | |____Sterilization Chemical Integrator Strip | |____Sterilization Flash Indicator Strip |____Records | |____Sterilization Record Card |____Sterilization Accessories | |____Autoclave Cleaner | |____Chlorine Sanitizer | |____Test Indicator Holder |____Sterilization Packaging | |____Sterilization Pouch |____Sterilization Trays and Containers | |____Sterilization Tray Sterilization Products |____Attest Products | |____Attest Biological indicators | |____Attest biological monitoring Incubator SteriStrips Stockings & Garments Suction Machines & Percussors Syringes & Needles Tape |____Non-Waterproof Tape |____Waterproof Tape Tape Products |____Micropore |____Transpore |____Medipore | |____Medipore Tape |____Durapore |____Blenderm |____Mefix |____Scotchcast |____Coban |____Hypafix |____Kinesio Tape | |____SpiderTech Tape Kit | |____SpiderTech | |____Kinesio Gold FP Tape |____Tenderskin Tens Units & Electrodes Textiles |____Bath Mats | |____AntiSlip Bathtub Mat | |____Bath Mat |____Blankets | |____Blanket Support | |____Forced Air Warming Blanket | |____Warming Blanket | |____Warming Unit |____Equipment Drapes and Covers | |____Cover | |____Equipment Cover |____Facial Tissues | |____Facial Tissue | |____Lotion Facial Tissue |____Napkins | |____Beverage Napkin | |____Dinner Napkin | |____Napkin | |____Napkins |____Paper Towels | |____Kitchen Paper Towel | |____Paper Towel |____Pillowcases | |____Allergy Free Pillow Protector | |____Pillowcase |____Post Mortem Bags and Shroud Kits | |____Post Mortem Bag Kit | |____Shroud Kit |____Procedure Drapes and Sheets | |____Drape Packs | | |____Urology Drape Pack | |____Drape Sheets | | |____Abdominal Drape | | |____General Purpose Drape | | |____Obstetrics | | | |____Gynecology Drape | | |____Surgical Leggings |____Procedure Towels | |____Patient Towel | |____Procedure Towel | |____Surgical Drape |____Sheets | |____Bed Sheet | |____Stretcher Sheet |____Table Paper | |____Table Paper |____Towels | |____Bath Towel | |____Hand Towel | |____Towel | |____Wiping Rag |____Washcloths | |____Washcloth Training and Education |____Education and Reference Materials | |____Economy Divider Set | |____Treatment Record Divider Set |____Educational and Anatomical Charts | |____Anatomical Chart | |____Growth Chart |____Mannequins and Models | |____Advanced IV Hand | |____Advanced IV Hand Model | |____Advanced Venipuncture and Injection Arm | |____Breathing Bags | | |____Test Lung | |____BTLS Victim Injury Set | |____Classic Skeleton Model | |____Functional Knee Joint Model | |____Injection Pad Replacement | |____Manikin Face Shields | |____TB Testing Arm | |____Training and Practice Mannequin | |____Vein Venipuncture Training Aid | |____Venipuncture Training Aid | |____XRay Dental Mannequin Urological |____Catheters | |____Intermittent Catheters | | |____Closed System | | |____Coude | |____Straight Tip | | |____Straight Tip: No Supplies | | |____Straight Tip: With Supplies |____Drainage Bags | |____Leg Bags | |____Tubing | |____Bedside Drainage |____Urological Accessories | |____Cleansers | |____Insertion Trays: No Catheters | | |____With Drainage Bag | | |____Without Drainage Bag | |____Irrigation Supplies | | |____Syringe Only | | |____Syringe with Irrigation Tray | |____Leg Straps | |____Lubricant Packets | |____Lubricants | | |____Lubricant Tubes | |____C Clamp Screw Compressor | |____Catheter Clamp | |____Catheter Stabilization Device | |____Catheter Strap | |____Catheter Tube Holders | |____Leg Strap | |____Long DrainTube | |____Pessaries | |____Post Insertion Foley Wipe | |____Replacement Leg Bag | |____Standard Connecting Tube | |____Tube | | |____Catheter Clamp | |____Urethral Clamps | | |____Male | | | |____Without Pouch | |____Urinary Drainage Bag Holder | |____Urine Bottle Holder | |____Urological Care Supplies |____Bags and Meter Bags | |____Pediatric Urine Collection Bag | |____Syphon Drain Bag | |____Urinary Drain Bag | |____Urinary Leg Bag | |____Urinary Meter Bag |____Bedpans | |____Conventional Bedpan | |____Fracture Bedpan | |____Pontoon Bedpan | |____Stackable Bedpan |____Catheter and Bag Kits and Trays | |____Catheter Insertion Tray | |____Indwelling Catheter Kit | |____Indwelling Catheter Tray | |____Indwelling Tray | |____Intermittent Catheter Kit | |____Intermittent Catheter Tray | |____Intermitttent Catheter Kit |____Catheters and Sheaths | |____External | | |____Male External Catheter | |____Indwelling | | |____Foley Catheter | | |____TURP Balloon Catheter | |____Intermittent | | |____Ileostomy Catheter | | |____Urethral Catheter | | |____Veterinary Urethral Catheter and Feeding Tube |____Irrigation Set | |____CystoBladder Irrigation Set | |____Urology Irrigation Set |____Irrigation Trays | |____Irrigation Tray |____Urinals | |____Female Urinal | |____Male Urinal Urology |____Urine Collectors | |____Pediatric Urine Collectors |____External Catheters | |____Without Collection Bag | |____With Collection Bag |____Foley Catheters | |____Specialty | |____Three-Way | | |____Three-Way: No Insertion Tray | | |____Three-Way: With Insertion Tray | |____Two-Way | | |____Two-Way: No Insertion Tray | | |____Two-Way: With Insertion Tray Utensils |____Basins | |____Emesis Basins | | |____Emesis Basin |____Carafes and Pitchers | |____Carafe | |____Drinking Mug | |____Graduated Cylinder |____Dishware | |____Bake Cup | |____Bowl | |____Bucket | |____Carryout Container | |____Foil Container | |____Food Container | |____Partitioned Foil Container | |____Partitioned Plate | |____Partitioned Scoop Dish | |____Partitioned Scoop Plate | |____Plate | |____Scoop Bowl with Suction Cup Base | |____Scoop Dish | |____Scoop Plate | |____Scoop Plate with Suction Cup Base |____Drinking Utensils | |____ADL Dysphagia Cup | |____ADL Feeding Cup | |____Barium Cup | |____Drinking Cup | |____Drinking Mug | |____Graduated Medicine Cup | |____Sippy Cup | |____Souffle Cup | |____Spillproof Drinking Cup | |____Tumbler |____Eating Utensils | |____Fork | |____Knife | | |____Fork | |____Medicine Spoon | |____Offset Spoon | |____Pediatric Spoon | | |____Fork | |____Rocker Knife | |____Soup Spoon | |____Spoon | |____Tablespoon | |____Taster Spoon | |____Teaspoon |____Food and Service Trays | |____Medicine Dispenser Tray | |____Service Tray | |____Tray |____Kitchen Utensils | |____Holder for Ice Scoop | |____Jar Opener |____Straws | |____Drinking Straw |____Utensil Sets | |____Curved Utensil Set | |____Utensil Set |____Utensils Accessories | |____ADL Feeding Cup | |____Cover | |____Dome Lid | |____Food Guard | | |____Food Bumper | |____Lid | |____Liner | |____Medicine Card | |____Plate Guard | |____Spout Lid | |____Utensil Cuff Vacuum Therapy |____Impotence Pumps | |____Impotence Rings | |____Vacuum Therapy System Women |____Pre-natal/Post-natal |____Breast Prosthesis & Bras Wound Care |____Absorptive Dressings |____Bandages | |____Conforming Bandages | |____Island/Bordered Gauze | |____Multi-Layer Bandages | |____Adhesive Bandages | |____Compression Bandages | |____Padding Bandages | |____Tubular Bandages | |____Unna Boot |____Endoform |____Gauze | |____Impregnated | | |____Impregnated Gauze | | |____Impregnated Packing Strips | |____Non-Impregnated | | |____Non-Impregnated Gauze | | |____Non-Impregnated Packing Strips |____Prep Solutions | |____Povidone-Iodine | |____Benzalkonium Chloride | |____Betadine | |____Chlorhexidine Gluconate |____Wound Care Accessories | |____Suture Supplies | | |____Suture Removal Supplies | | |____Suture Closure Strips | |____Wound Pouches | |____Wound Therapy | |____Canister | |____Carry Case | |____Charger | |____Cotton Tipped Applicators | |____Irrigation Splash Guard | |____Metal Case Applicator | |____Padding Bandage | |____Power Adapter | |____Power Cord | |____Pump Canister | |____Pump SCanister | |____Sealing Ring | |____Wound Cleansers | |____Y Connector |____Wound Care Supplies | |____Pressure Reducing Supplies |____Wound Fillers | |____Alginate Fillers | |____Collagen Fillers | |____Hydrogel Fillers | |____Liquid Fillers | |____Foam Fillers | |____Hydrocolloid Fillers | |____Powder Fillers |____Healqu Dressings | |____Calcium Alginate | |____Foam Dressings | |____Silver Alginate |____Accessories |____Acticoat | |____Acticoat 3 | |____Acticoat 7 | |____Acticoat Antimicrobial | |____Acticoat Moisture Control | |____Acticoat Site | |____Acticoat Wound Dressings | |____Acticoat Post-Op |____Actisorb Silver |____Adaptic Dressings |____Advanced Wound Care | |____Alginates | | |____Alginate Dressing | | |____Calcium Alginate Dressing | |____Antimicrobials | | |____Antimicrobial Barrier Dressing | | |____Antimicrobial Dressing | | |____Antimicrobial Surgical Site Dressing | | |____Antimicrobial Wound Dressing | | |____Hydroactive Wound Dressing | | |____Wound Dressing | |____Cleansers | | |____Antimicrobial Wound Cleanser | | |____Dermal Wound Cleanser | | |____Wound & Skin Cleanser | | |____Wound Antimicrobial Cleanser | | |____Wound Cleanser | | |____Wound Irrigation Solution | | |____Wound Wash | |____Collagen | | |____Collagen Dressing | |____Composites | | |____Absorbent Wound Dressing | | |____Composite Dressing | |____Debridement | | |____Debridement Kits | | | |____Debridement Kit | | | |____Sharp Debridement Procedure Tray | |____Fillers and Packing | | |____Nasal Packing with Applicator | | |____Wound Packing Strip | |____Foams | | |____Foam Dressing | | |____Silicone Foam Dressing | | |____Thin Foam Dressing | | |____Thin Silicone Foam Dressing | |____Haemostatic Agents | | |____Blood Clotting Spray | | |____Haemostatic Dressing | | |____Haemostatic Gauze Dressing | | |____Haemostatic Powder | | |____Haemostatic Sponge | | |____Hemostatic Agent | | |____Nasal Packing | |____Hydrocolloids | | |____BeneHold Bordered Hydrocolloid Dressing | | |____Hydrocolloid Dressing | |____Hydrogels | | |____Gel Dressing | | |____Hydrogel | | |____Hydrogel Dressing | | |____Hydrogel Sheet | | |____Silver Dressing | |____Impregnated Dressings | | |____Hemostatic IV Dressing | | |____Impregnated Dressing | | |____Oil Emulsion Impregnated Dressing | | |____Petrolatum Impregnated Dressing | |____Negative Pressure Wound Therapy | | |____Dressings | | | |____Antimicrobial Gauze Dressing | | | |____Dressing | | | |____Foam Dressing | | | |____Foam Dressing Kit | | | |____Gauze Wound Dressing Set | | | |____Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Dressing | | | |____NPWT Gel Strip | | | |____NPWT YConnector | | | |____Sacral Dressing | |____Silicone | | |____Silicone Ag Foam Dressing | | |____Silicone Dressing | |____Silver Dressings | | |____Alginate Dressing with Silver | | |____Calcium Alginate Dressing with Silver | | |____Foam Dressing with Silver | | |____Silver Dressing | | |____Silver Gel Dressing | | |____Silver Liquid Bandage Spray | | |____Transparent Dressing With Silver | |____Transparent Bandages | | |____Liquid Bandages | | | |____Liquid Adhesive | | | |____Liquid Bandage | | | |____Skin Protectant | | |____Transparent Dressings | | | |____Transparent Film Dressing | | | |____Transparent Film Dressing with Border | | | |____Transparent Film Dressing with Pad |____Alldress |____Allevyn Dressings | |____Allevyn Classic | | |____Allevyn Adhesive | | |____Allevyn Ag | | |____Allevyn Gentle | | |____Allevyn Gentle Border | | |____Allevyn Non-Adhesive | |____Allevyn Life |____Biatain | |____Adhesive | |____Non-Adhesive | |____Silicone | |____Silicone Lite | |____With Silver |____Bioclusive |____Biostep Dressings |____Colactive | |____With Silver | |____Without Silver |____Comfeel | |____Clear Dressing | |____Contour Dressing | |____Press Relief Dressing | |____Triangle Dressing | |____Ulcer Dressing |____Convatec Aquacel | 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NYUAD Celebrates Diversity and Unity of African Continent
The University community gathers together to celebrate African Night, hosted by the NYUAD Office of Intercultural Affairs.
End-of-semester fatigue was nowhere to be seen as NYU Abu Dhabi students, staff, and faculty converged on the University's Downtown Campus to celebrate the diversity and unity of the African continent late last week.
To kick things off, a football tournament was held in the garden in the late afternoon before students settled down to watch performances on the stage. There was also a smorgasbord of dishes offering delicious tidbits from all over the continent, art displays, and of course the centerpiece, a melange of contemporary and more traditional dances. The dances were interspersed with a quiz testing the audience's general knowledge of Africa, a musical piece, as well as a glitzy fashion show. Students charged down the "runway," parading fashions from all over Africa. Given the array of colorful clothing, however, it is fair to say the whole night was a fashion show of sorts.
Africa Night was held as part of the NYUAD Cultural Ambassadors' events series, which has packed the semester with Diwali celebrations, National Day celebrations, and now a celebration of Africa. Each African nation was represented in some small way — from the Thieboudienne of Senegal to the delectably sour injera bread from Ethiopia.
The dances were so natural and so full of joy, which is what Africa is all about.
Abdoulaye Ndiaye, NYUAD Class of 2016
Freshman Abdoulaye Ndiaye relished in the opportunity to recreate customs from his home country of Senegal. "The Africa Night brought back so many memories thanks to the little details, for example, sitting on mats," he said. "I really felt at home."
Ndiaye, however, maintained that the dancing was his favorite part. "The dances were so natural and so full of joy, which is what Africa is all about," he explained. This year's celebration followed the success of last year's event and seems to have secured Africa Night's spot on the University calendar for some years to come.
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Cadence Daniels
Maddie Howard, Sports Editor
Cadence Daniels is iridescent. She is the definition of poise. When the students at the National Society of Black Engineers Executive Board meeting address their leadership, it is clear they’re looking directly at Daniels for approval.
As their president, she listens attentively to their ideas and then talks them through a logical way to make those ideas a reality. She likes to ensure everyone’s voice is heard, and she’s transparent about the fact that she does not like when people are dismissive of or belittle another member’s ideas. When one board member interrupts another, she steps in to make sure that they can finish expressing their thoughts.
“Those are my babies — that’s my family,” Daniels said of the NSBE members. “How I like to put it is this: we try to get people to graduate, pass their classes and get a job at the same time, keeping you woke as possible in the process.”
At the end of each meeting, the group stands and recites its mission statement, which members must memorize. This mission statement stresses tenants such as increasing “the number of culturally responsible black engineers” who “positively impact the community.” It is apparent that Daniels is dedicated to following through with those standards, as she is passionate about elevating her peers, especially because black students are vastly underrepresented across all majors in in the Tandon School of Engineering.
“We do a lot of professional workshops, we take people to our conferences and we do academic workshops,” she said. “We work with high school and middle school chapters. And then we have more culturally aware events. We’ll talk about what does it mean to be black in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics industry, or where issues are in the STEM industry right now.”
Rosa Batres, president of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and close friend, emphasized Daniels’ commitment to NSBE and to the development of each individual society member.
“Cadence is very proactive in basically everything she does,” Batres said. “She takes it upon herself to partake in the development of NSBE members and ensures that everyone is always included. On top of that, she’s also a very loyal and supportive friend. She’s always optimistic, inclusive and looking to mentor others.”
A Tandon senior, Daniels studies Integrated Digital Media with a concentration in Interaction Design & Ethics in Engineering, while also minoring in Computer Science. Upon graduation in 2018 she will be joining the Digital Technology Leadership Program at General Electric Digital. She plans to utilize this new position as a way to increase diversity for minorities in STEM fields.
Daniels works to improve the status of female representation as well. As the co-founder of Women of Entrepreneurship, NYU’s first campus-wide student group for female entrepreneurs partnered with the Leslie eLab, she wants to transform women’s experience in technologically-based fields, while also educating others on the importance of understanding diversity — or the term she likes to use, “difference.”
Frank Rimalovski, executive director at the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute, can attest to Daniels’ calculated work ethic and her ability to immerse herself in communities of innovation at NYU.
“She’s a star,” Rimalovski said. “When she was a freshman she was just like how she is today. Her freshman year she volunteered for a Hackathon that was bitcoin-themed. I met her that night and I was really surprised to find out she was a freshman because she was so helpful and engaging. After that night, I suggested she get more involved in the Leslie eLab, which was new at that time. We were particularly interested in getting students from Tandon to form a bridge between the two campuses.”
Since then, Rimalovski and Daniels have formed a close relationship, as Daniels went on to intern at the eLab that same year. Rimalovski said that Daniels is present at the institute so often that people would think she lives around the block.
Daniels explained that her dedication toward making life easier for minorities stems from her upbringing as an African-American and Kenyan child.
“I come from an immigrant family,” Daniels said. “They moved here from Kenya very shortly before I was born. My mom was the oldest child, and they moved to Minnesota, which has a very high refugee population.”
She described her family as nomadic, moving around the United States to support each other throughout her childhood. She never attended the same school for more than two years, until coming to NYU. Because she considers herself not to be bi-racial, but rather to be multi-ethnic, Daniels noted that coming to terms with the two identities has been a lifelong process.
“It’s an immigrant thing,” she said. “What happens when you’re in a family that moves from a country and you start to raise your children, many things can decrease their level of authenticity to their culture. So whether or not you pass down the language, whether or not they are multicultural, whether or not they are born in that country, how often do they go back if at all. But if you don’t have any of those things, the old school people in the culture don’t necessarily accept you as one of them. They see you as the Americanized version.”
Ultimately, what is special about Daniels is her ability to merge her multiple creative and technological talents into bettering the world for people like herself. Daniels said that others looking to find their identity in society or trying to achieve similar accomplishments as a minority student must be patient.
“So many of us have childhoods to recover from, and patience in your recovery is a big,” Daniels said. “And I think the biggest one is patience with yourself.”
A version of this article appeared in the Thursday, Dec. 7 print edition. Email Maddie Howard at [email protected]
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Cadence’s Momma December 7, 2017 at 10:48 am
Cadence, you are my life’s greatest accomplishment!!!!
I am having trouble putting to words how I’m feeling, so I’ll just give you this quote..
“They thought they buried us, but they forgot we were seeds.”
Keep claiming your throne atop the world. Queen!!! I’ll be right there next to you,,loving you up, cheering you on, sprinkling your magic all along the way!!!!!
Love you more than cheese, butter and bacon, and you always be “My Peanut.”
Dr. Pam E. Wanga December 8, 2017 at 3:52 pm
Congratulations on an Outstanding Job, Candy!
As your grandma, you are a stream of joy and pride, and I will continue to cherish the manner in which you have embraced the richness of Diversity and built the foundation of commonality in the various differences among people. Keep your stylish lamp burning, baby, and spread your wings far and wide. I’m glad you found NYU and NYU found you!!! Your Future has just begun. 👏💖 Grandma Pam
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‘The greatest gift you can have is a good education, one that isn’t strictly professional’
A whole-family approach
Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
In a life of multiple pursuits, Howard Gardner has remained a student above all else
By Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer
Date May 9, 2018 May 10, 2018
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In the late 1970s and early ’80s, after he had worked with brain-damaged hospital patients and healthy schoolchildren, Howard Gardner developed a theory that changed the way people study intelligence and transformed the fields of psychology and education.
With his “theory of multiple intelligences,” Gardner challenged the notion of a singular entity of mind, mostly genetic, and instead put forward the idea that all of us possess different types of intelligences, including linguistic, spatial, and musical.
Gardner, a 1981 MacArthur “genius” fellow, would branch out to write books and formulate ideas in a range of other fields, including ethics. He is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and an adjunct professor of psychology and senior director of Project Zero.
Q: Can you tell me about your childhood?
A: I grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was once a booming anthracite coal town, but by the time I was born, in the early 1940s, it was already becoming a depressed area. I had an uneventful childhood; probably the biggest impact came from events that my parents had gone through.
Hilde and Ralph were German Jews who grew up early in the 20th century and expected to spend the rest of their lives in Germany. They lived like middle-class bourgeoisie until Hitler came to power in 1933. In 1934, they moved to Italy to escape Hitler, and in 1935 they had a child named Erich.
They were making a life for themselves in Italy, but when Hitler made a pact with Mussolini, they decided they’d better move back to Germany and try to flee the continent. From 1936 through 1938, my father made several trips back and forth to the United States from Germany, trying to get people to sign an affidavit so that the family could move to America and not be considered a financial burden on the state. Finally, in 1938, my father secured the needed affidavit. My mother and Erich, then age 3, who were effectively being held hostage by the Germans, were allowed to travel with my father to the United States.
The family arrived in New York City with literally $5 in their pockets on Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, when many of their relatives were injured or killed. They had made it here in the nick of time. And then, in 1943, when my mother was pregnant with me, their 8-year-old son Erich died in a tragic sleigh-riding accident. My parents told me, when I was much older, that if my mother hadn’t been pregnant with me, they would have killed themselves because they had effectively lost everything.
Q: I read that you grew up not knowing you had a brother.
A: In those days, most parents didn’t tell kids things that upset them and that might upset their children. My parents never talked about the Holocaust, and although there were photographs of my brother around the house, they’d say that he was a kid from the neighborhood. At that time it wasn’t understood that children almost always figure things out, one way or the other, and children suspect when something is being withheld from them. I had always wondered why my parents displayed a photograph of a child from the neighborhood.
When I was 10 or 11, I found some clippings about his death. My major reaction was annoyance at the fact that my parents hadn’t told me about something so important in their lives. Now, of course, I understand they probably couldn’t talk about it. Just as with the Holocaust, it was so complicated. There were so many relatives and friends who didn’t escape in time and were killed. But somehow not being apprised of something so important within the nuclear family was a source of disappointment or irritation. But I don’t recall an explosion.
“In my very first week at Harvard, I stood on the steps of Widener Library and I felt the whole world was open to me.”
Q: Can you tell me about your parents? Did they put a lot of pressure on you?
A: My parents didn’t have higher education, but they were very successful. My father was the co-owner of a company that sold stoves and ovens. His father had died when he was 16, and that meant he had to take over his father’s company. That’s why he couldn’t go to college. My mother was training to be a kindergarten teacher, but when they left Germany for the first time, everything stopped.
Hilde was a remarkable woman. She never had a paid job as far as I know, but she was a very dedicated public servant in Scranton. She was a leader in many organizations and she was chosen as the woman of the year in the city. She was what author Malcolm Gladwell calls a “connector,” someone who is oriented to the world and connects people with others whom they would like to or ought to meet. And even though I’m much less social and much more of an introvert than my mother, I also am a connector.
And my father, Ralph, during wartime and thereafter, he was like the general of an army without weapons. There were surviving relatives and friends and associates all over the world, in a kind of a diaspora, and it was my father’s job, because he was the youngest and most capable person, to keep track of where everybody was and to help out in whatever way was possible. Whenever people came to the United States, they’d stay at our home.
He was a very shrewd businessman, to the extent that when he was 58, he was able to retire, with his three partners, who were his cousins. I got some business sense from my father and also from my maternal grandfather, who was a hops merchant and who miraculously was able to relaunch his business after World War II.
Q: What kind of child were you?
A: I think that even without the event of a sibling who died tragically, which in essence I was a replacement for, it was very clear to me that, being the oldest of 15 or 20 cousins, there was a lot riding on me to become successful. I was lucky to be the proverbial bright Jewish kid. I was very accomplished in school. I was an early reader and writer, and when I was in second grade, I produced a newspaper. I don’t think anybody cared about it — just like now I blog and I don’t think anybody cares about it. I did not concern myself with whether I had readers. The fun was writing a newspaper, setting the type, and watching the pages emerge from the simple printer.
My family was oriented toward achievement, putting a lot of eggs in the firstborn’s basket. But because my parents themselves didn’t have higher education, they didn’t try to maneuver me to do A rather than B. They trusted my judgment on many matters.
Q: You were a serious piano player and a Boy Scout.
A: Until I was 12, playing piano was a very important part of my day. When I was 12, I had a fateful conversation with one of my piano teachers. He said, “Well, I taught you all I can teach you. And now you have to go to New York and you need to practice three hours a day.” I made a decision that I didn’t want to schlep to New York or practice three hours a day, and so I quit. In high school and graduate school, I’d teach piano. I didn’t have any training, but I was good enough to be able to teach a few students.
I was an Eagle Scout at quite a young age. What is interesting about that is that I’m not particularly athletic or outdoorsy — I didn’t particularly like summer camp although I went for seven years. But I was an achiever in the sense that I wanted to do what was required of me. I was also a champion marcher. I knew how to follow orders. This is also a theme throughout my life.
I wanted to prove I could do something even if I really didn’t want to do it. As a youth, I was the proverbial future lawyer because I was the Jewish boy who hated the sight of blood. Everybody said to me that I was going to be a lawyer, so I assumed that’s what I’d be. And when I went to college, that’s what I assumed I’d be. But I took pre-med courses, and as late as my junior year, I went to Stanford to talk to the admissions director — not because I wanted to become a doctor, or, for that matter, a lawyer, but because I wanted to tell my parents and the world I could do that if I wanted to.
Q: What were your impressions when you first came to Harvard, in 1961?
A: When I came to Harvard College, I met plenty of people who knew more than I did. In everything I did, including playing the piano, there were people better than I was, and that was good. You shouldn’t think that because you are a big fish in Scranton, that’s going to happen indefinitely. But what I remember is that, in my very first week at Harvard, I stood on the steps of Widener Library and I felt the whole world was open to me. Harvard gave me chances to pursue my curiosity, my appetite for new knowledge. And I guess — I’ve never put it this way before — I didn’t think that there was anything holding me back. That’s a wonderful feeling.
“As for interpersonal intelligence, the ability to communicate effectively and empathize with others, I quip that I’m still working on it.”
Q: What courses had a big influence on you?
A: I may have audited more courses than anyone in the history of Harvard College! I took or audited all kinds of courses, but I followed my own path. I wanted to show that I could do medicine or law.
I thought I’d become a history major. I took history courses during my freshman year. As a 19-year-old, I was fascinated by the Crusades and the Industrial Revolution, but I didn’t care about how historians wrote about it. And so when the history tutorial in sophomore year was focused on historiography, I got cold feet.
I was also interested in psychology. I had a very insightful teacher who said to me, “You seem to be interested in psychology and sociology; you should major in social relations.” Nobody below a certain age knows what the field of “social relations” is, but it was a major, a concentration — a combination of sociology, anthropology, and psychology. It was developed at Harvard after World War II, and the founders of that field were still alive and teaching when I was a freshman. It didn’t have much prestige, in part because it was seen as an easy major.
But I was interested in it. I majored in soc-rel, and literally I never took a psychology course but I knew that I was interested in social science. And that’s exactly what I became. I’m a social scientist, quantitative and qualitative, but from my work over the last few decades, you wouldn’t know whether I studied sociology, anthropology, or psychology.
At first I thought I’d study clinical psychology as a graduate student, but I went to England on a fellowship and before I had packed my bags, by chance I met Jerome Bruner, a renowned and charismatic psychologist. I became interested in cognitive psychology. Bruner also introduced me to my future wife, Judy Krieger, who was coming to graduate school as a psychologist. On our honeymoon, in June 1966, we went to Geneva to meet Jean Piaget, the Swiss psychologist. By that time, I wanted to do cognitive developmental psychology in the Piaget-Bruner tradition.
Q: Tell me more about your studies and your research, and how they led you to become interested in the human mind.
Gardner is pictured in 1988, five years after the publication of “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.”
Courtesy of Howard Gardner
A: I took an unusual career path. Shortly after I commenced graduate studies in developmental psychology, I began to work as a research assistant at Project Zero, a just-launched research organization in education created by a brilliant philosopher, Nelson Goodman. While at Project Zero, I began to do studies of children’s artistic development. Piaget had focused on the development of scientific thinking, and so I decided instead to focus on the development of artistic thinking, doing studies with kids and the arts. Thus were combined my interests in human development and my interests in music and other art forms.
After receiving a doctorate in developmental psychology, I got a post-doctoral fellowship to work at the Boston Veterans Administration Hospital, where I saw brain-damaged patients. I was inspired by a great teacher, Norman Geschwind, a neurologist who said we could learn about the mind from studying brain damage.
And so, every day, almost by chance, I’d be working at the VA with brain-damaged patients in the morning, and in the afternoon I’d be doing studies with kids at Project Zero. This was a really transformative experience. Seeing dozens of brain-damaged patients, I realized that the notion of intellect being one thing didn’t make any sense. The first thing that strikes you about brain damage is that it is quite selective. Some patients had lost their language abilities but they were very musical or vice versa. I also worked with kids, and some of them were good in writing, others were good in drawing, and some others in dancing or painting. And people can be very good in music but they can’t write a coherent sentence — or vice versa.
All these experiences chipped away at the notion of intelligence as being one, singular, even though I never thought about it explicitly. And then the dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education asked me to co-direct a “project on human potential.” I had already outlined my third book, directed at the general reader, called “Kinds of Minds.” I was going to write about the different kinds of minds that I observed at the VA hospital and in my encounters with children. (By then, Judy and I had three of our own: Kerith, Jay, and Andrew.)
Q: That was the material for “Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” which came out in 1983.
A: I have never been able to reconstruct when I made the fateful decision not to call these abilities, talents, or gifts, but rather to call them “intelligences.” Because if I had called them anything else, I would not be well known in different corners of the world and journalists like you wouldn’t come to interview me. It was picking the word “intelligence” and pluralizing it.
Almost every computer program underlines the word intelligences because it’s supposed to be singular, not plural. My computer has learned it’s plural when I use it. But by coining “multiple intelligences,” I picked a fight with the Mensa crowd, and with psychologists like Richard Herrnstein, who wrote that IQ is largely inherited and that status in life and work is largely determined by IQ. That’s also what shifted me from being a standard experimental psychologist to becoming more interested in education. And my career can be divided loosely into three foci: psychology, education, and now ethics.
Q: Your theory of multiple intelligences was embraced by educators but not by psychologists. Did that surprise you?
A: Psychologists have a certain way of studying intelligence. They have a certain notion of what intelligence means and how to test for it. I was kind of a bull in a china shop when I came out with my theory. Psychologists never liked my ideas. Educators found that it spoke to them, and I became a kind of modest celebrity in education. Accordingly, I’ve become more like an “educationalist,” a word favored by the British.
Q: According to your theory, people have different kinds of intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal. Which do you have?
A: I’m a perfectly good student so I have the requisite linguistic and logical intelligences. I definitely have a lot of musical intelligence. As for interpersonal intelligence, the ability to communicate effectively and empathize with others, I quip that I’m still working on it. I wouldn’t call myself wise, but at age 74, I’m much more able to give people the advice they need or want to hear than I was 20 or 30 years ago. I have good intrapersonal intelligence because I always had a sense of what sort of things I could do particularly well and what sort of things I couldn’t. That doesn’t mean I didn’t do things that I couldn’t do well, but I realized I had to work harder at them.
I’m quite sure I would perform below average in kinesthetic intelligence, the ability to excel in physical activities such as dance or sports. I blame my parents to some extent because they were very protective of me, having lost their firstborn in a freak accident. I didn’t know how to ride a bike until I was in college because they didn’t want to lose a second child. Whatever bodily-kinesthetic intelligence I may have had was completely quashed, except for drilling, soldier style, because I could follow commands, and digital dexterity, from decades of typing and playing the piano. I don’t have much spatial intelligence, but now with various GPS systems, that can happily be supplemented with technology. That is true about any intelligence.
I also think that personal intelligences are easier to keep improving than logical-mathematical intelligence and musical intelligence, both of which are better off if you start early. That’s why we have prodigies in those areas.
I should mention that my teacher in the realm of giftedness and prodigiousness — and much else! — is my second wife, Ellen Winner, whom I met at Project Zero. We fell in love, were married in 1982, our son Benjamin was born in 1985, and we recently celebrated our 35th anniversary.
Q: Later on, you added to the list of intelligences. Will experts find more in the future?
A: I don’t think that human intelligence has changed, but there may be ones that I just haven’t studied. There are two other candidate intelligences that I’ve written about. One is “pedagogical,” being able to teach, because we’re the only species that teaches, and as young as 2 or 3, kids can already teach. And the second I call “existential,” a big word, for the ability to raise and ponder interesting questions, which as far as we know no other species can do.
As a scholar, I have lost interest in multiple intelligences even though 80 percent of my mail is still about it. Ninety percent of my speaking invitations are about multiple intelligences and I maintain a website.
But all bets are off because this is the first time in history that we’re going to be able to affect the brain directly, to affect genetics directly, and of course, create artificial intelligences, which we either interact with, internalize, or merge with our brains. At present there are many things we can’t imagine because we’re limited by our evolved brains. But with technology, we — or the technology! — might create all sorts of new intelligences. Until 15 years ago, that would have been science fiction, but it’s not science fiction anymore.
“At present there are many things we can’t imagine because we’re limited by our evolved brains. But with technology, we — or the technology! — might create all sorts of new intelligences.”
Q: More recently, you have said that intelligence is important, but ethics is even more important — that what we do with our intelligence, the purpose, is what matters. Could you expand on this?
A: I am fortunate to have the example of my parents, who were deeply ethical people. They did not do anything unethical; they wouldn’t even consider it.
In my own case, I was pretty judgmental about people who cross lines, and I always have been. I hope that other people tell me when I do so. But ethics was not something I was interested in as a scholar. I became interested in the purpose of our minds and our lives, in how intelligences and morality can work together to yield the kind of persons we admire and the kind of society in which we would like to live.
More generally, as a scholar, I work at Project Zero and honor its motto — we develop ideas and give them a push in the right direction. My competitive advantage has been developing ideas and concepts, but ever since becoming more than an educationalist, my work is not just developing ideas, but trying to think about what to do with the ideas. In fact, through The Good Project, we’ve just embarked on a project to develop some tools to see whether secondary schools are achieving their ethical goals.
Q: You have written more than 20 books. Which one are you most proud of?
A: The one I like the best is called “Creating Minds.” It came out in 1993. I like it because I had the opportunity to study seven great creators in great depth. I love learning about other people’s lives. That is the book I had the most fun doing.
Q: What about the book on multiple intelligences?
A: Well, I’m not really proud of it. It made me a well-known scholar, and it will be on my tombstone, so to speak.
If I have to say which books make me feel proud, it’d have to be where I made the biggest stretch. But there is a problem here. In a way, books are like children. You feel most empathy for the ones that are neglected. I published a book in 2011 called “Truth, Beauty and Goodness Reframed.” It didn’t sell much and most people don’t know about it, but I think it’s incredibly relevant today, and it got a wonderful review by a philosopher, Alan Ryan, in The New York Review of Books. That meant an enormous amount to me.
Now I teach a course called “Truth, Beauty and Goodness: Three Fundamental Educational Values.” After Nov. 8, 2016, the course changed totally. The idea of “truth” as a universal aspiration didn’t work anymore. It became clear that many people are very happy living with a deficient sense of truth — not knowing, not caring. A large part of the population, people who should know better and people who don’t, don’t actually think truth matters, and that changes everything.
Q: I read that you consider Mahatma Gandhi one of your heroes.
A: Gandhi understood that we live in a world where for the first time in human history, someone could destroy the world. That wasn’t true during the Punic Wars or during the Crusades or even the World Wars. As a result of this unprecedented situation, said Gandhi, we have to learn to dispute, argue in a nonviolent way. That’s a very hard lesson to learn, but it inspired Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, and anybody nowadays who protests injustice in a nonviolent way is really taking a leaf from Gandhi.
I recommend his autobiography, “The Story of My Experiments With Truth.” Gandhi was supercritical of himself. Everything he did, he looked back and criticized and tried to do better. I don’t pretend to compete with him, but I try to learn from what I do wrong and I try to get other people to learn from what they do wrong. That’s how Gandhi lived every day — how could I do better, what can I learn from this? In addition to being an international giant, Gandhi gave us an example of a healthy and practical way to think about and lead your own life.
Gardner, third from left, poses with fellow Harvard graduates in 1965.
Q: Can you tell us about regrets?
A: I have tried to be a good husband and a good father but I went through a difficult divorce when I was young, and it caused pain. I regret that. I have tried my best to make up for it. That’s a personal regret.
Professionally, I’ve been fortunate because I came to Harvard many years ago, and I have been able to stay here in various guises. Going to Harvard College, going to a Harvard graduate school, and being on the books for over 55 years, it has been very comfortable for me. There are very few people now my age who have been here their entire lives.
A question I ask myself almost every day is, If I was exactly who I am, would I go into academics today? I have real doubts that I would. And I think it would have been a tragedy for me because I think I’m better suited to do research, teach, mentor, and run a research team than do anything else.
I think there are professional things which I could have done differently and better. And what I tried to do is make amends for it. I’ve tried not to hold grudges. That’s sometimes difficult because you feel you’ve been mistreated, and it’s hard to take responsibility for your own flaws. And you never really know what people think about you.
But I’ve been very moved at the kind and thoughtful things people have said to me. When over 100 of them wrote tributes to me when I turned 70, what really surprised me was that more people wrote about my personal example than about my particular scholarly ideas or books. And that’s not what I would have predicted. We could say that they wrote about “me” rather than about “MI.”
What I tried to give to my doctoral students and to the hundreds of people that have worked with me in Project Zero, over 50 years now, is an example of one way to live a life. It’s about trying to do the right thing and not even think about doing the wrong things. I got that from my parents, and I would like to think that I kept people, besides myself, from doing things which were foolish in retrospect.
I serve on a number of high-profile boards, and I can’t contribute much financially, but sometimes I’m the person who says, Do you have any idea how the rest of the world would think about this? I’m astonished that people don’t think about it. So, yes, I have made lots of mistakes and I’ve possibly hurt some people, but at least I tried to make amends, and I tried to model that as best I can.
Q: What has been the most rewarding part of your academic career?
A: As an academic, you can work in splendid obscurity. But as compensation, as Henry Adams famously said: A teacher never knows when his or her influence stops. There are things I did 30 years ago I completely forgot about, and they crop up again when I hear from students whom I had long forgotten, “Something you said to me when I was taking your course really changed me.” There is nothing like that.
Having been taught by brilliant teachers such as Erik Erikson, David Riesman, Nelson Goodman, and Jerome Bruner was transformative; it was important for me to be part of that lineage. I am who I am because of my teachers, and I want my students and colleagues to know that. When you go to my office, on the wall are photographs of letters from people such as psychologist Jean Piaget and anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss. When I was a graduate student, I wrote about them, and then sent them my essay. And to my amazement both scholars sent me letters on the same day! For me, that sends a strong message to a young student, when two people he greatly admires both take the time to write him a substantive letter.
I’ve been able to write a lot. I wrote three books when I was in graduate school, which was very unusual. I’m more a book person than an article person. A role model is Stephen Jay Gould. He was a great scientist and died at a young age. I admire people who take insights from many different fields and put them together in new ways. That is how I fashion myself. I sense what my competitive advantage is, to use a 21st-century phrase. That’s probably an important thing for anybody who is not a polymathic genius: to figure out what you can do relatively better than other people.
And now, as it turns out, and unexpectedly, I’m doing the biggest study of my life. It’s a huge study of undergraduate education, and it’s likely to take seven years. We’re interviewing 2,000 people, 200 in each of 10 schools, and my colleagues and I are trying to figure out how the different stakeholders at 10 very different colleges think about college education. We’re talking to freshmen, seniors, faculty, administrators, parents, alums, trustees, and recruiters. We’re trying to get a 360-degree picture of how all the different stakeholders think about higher education. The data are mostly collected and we’re now trying to make sense of it. Our initial impressions are beginning to appear in a blog called Life-Long Learning.
Q: If you hadn’t become a psychologist-educator, what would you have been?
A: I think about this a lot. I could have made a living as a mediocre piano player in a bar because I’m good enough and I can play by ear, but I don’t think I would have become a concert pianist. I think I was very shrewd to decide at age 12 that I was going to play just for fun. (And I still do!) It’s conceivable that I could have become a musicologist, somebody who studies music, but I think it was more likely that I would have become an academic, maybe a historian because I like history, possibly a philosopher, possibly a neurobiologist. Those are the things I’m interested in.
I think that if I hadn’t become an academic, I would have become a lawyer. Had I pursued the law, I would have liked to become a judge or a professor, but you can’t count on that. I also could have been a reasonably successful business person. I could have been a management consultant, but I felt very lucky to have picked just the right thing for me, and for not having anybody telling me what to do.
Indeed, I’ve really never had a boss. As a professor I have a dean and a president, but they don’t tell you what to do. Except in 1971, when I applied for a job at Yale (and I didn’t get it), I had never applied for a job.
It’s amazing to go through life, not being born rich, without having to apply for a job, and being able to do what you want. My first and most fervent hope is that young people today would have the chance to do that as well. I worry that may not be a possibility. People have to understand that if you want to have a fulfilling life at work and outside of work, the greatest gift you can have is a good education, one that isn’t strictly professional.
I had 12 friends at Harvard College with whom I was very close. When we graduated in 1965, we all went to a bar — Cronin’s, of blessed memory — and we said, “We should get together in our 25th reunion but one of us will be dead by then.” A few years ago we had our 50th reunion, and everybody is still alive. Out of the 12, 10 did professionally what we wanted to do when we graduated. That is inconceivable now. It was a very different time.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
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Bavarian election: Voters deal blow to Merkel's allies, projected results show
October 14, 2018 World 7 Views
Griff Witte
Europe-focused correspondent with extensive experience in the Middle East and South Asia
BERLIN – Voters in the southern German heartland of Bavaria deals a stinging blow Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative allies, humbling a party that has come under fire.
Christian Social Union (CSU), sister party to Merkel's own, scrambled politics in a region that has been one of the most politically stable in Europe.
CSU crafting a "laptops to lederhosen" approach that has become supportive of high-tech industry with its embrace of traditional culture. For decades, the CSU came as close as Western Europe gets to a state party.
That changed Sunday, with voters in the affluent region defecting en masse and redistributing their support to both ends of the political spectrum. The result will not end the CSU's 61-year streak in power, but it wants to force it to bargain for partners.
Merkel, whose other coalition partner, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), is punished on Sunday. It's an earthquake, "said Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, who leads the German Marshall Fund's office in Berlin.
" It's an earthquake, "said Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, who leads the German Marshall Fund's office in Berlin , "People are dissatisfied with this so-called grand coalition. This is not the way they want things. "
Projected results showed the CSU falling from nearly 60 years ago to 37 percent. The Green Party surpasses second place, with 18 percent, and the far right The 1965 […] view of the Bavarian Parliament for the first time, with nearly 11 percent.
down on jubilant Greens activists at the party's election night headquarters. There is a similar exuberant celebration among dirndl and lederhosen-clad Afd supporters.
Bavarian State premier Markus Söder telling a quiet gathering of the party faithful that the result "isn 't easy. "
" We will accept it with humility. We want to learn from it. We just need to analyze it precisely, "he said.
Sod tried to make a good face on the outcome, insisting that the CSU wants to continue to lead the state's government, despite this being the second-worst in the party History. The CSU, he said, is "not only the strongest party, but it has received a clear mandate to govern."
The CSU has ruled out a coalition with the AfD, but could strike a deal to govern with one or more smaller conservative parties – or perhaps even with the greens.
[The far right is back in the Reichstag, bringing with it taunts and insults]
The election was closely watched in Germany, and the results appear to be in the country and across the continent. Traditional centrist parties that once flirted with absolute majorities of the vote are withering. Niche and politically extreme parties are gaining as the electorate fragments into ever finer shards.
At the national level, that has been a record seven parties in the parliament since last year's elections, and a deeply dysfunctional governing coalition of three.
The Bavarian result, said Kleine-Brockhoff, confirms long-known struggles for Europe's center-left. But it points to the difficulties ahead for the continent's center-right. "It's true," he said.
Sunday's result is loudly reiterating loudly in Berlin, where it will be seen as yet another blow to Merkel's once-mighty fusion of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with his Bavarian Sister.
Since the CDU / CSU faction has been disappointed in last year's vote, Merkel has seen her authority diminish at home and abroad as she struggles to cling to a job she has held for 13 years. [19659020] Yet the CSU's Sunday humiliation could make Merkel's life easier in one respect: Interior Minister and CSU Leader Horst Seehofer, Her primary rival within the government, is likely to face calls to resign.
Seehofer has provoked repeated clashes with his boss this year over immigration, and he says he's almost toppled the government this summer. His defiance of Merkel was widely discussed as a deliberate CSU strategy to prove that the party could be just as tough on borders and security as its insurgent rivals in the AfD.
But if that was the aim, the effort fell flat. The CSU failed to back up the right-wing voters, while more centrist and liberal supporters defected to the progressive-minded greens.
[Merkel’s Bavarian allies tried to pander to the far right. Now they’re paying the price.]
"People who voted for them for 60 years are not voting for them anymore. And it's because of their polarizing and inhumane politics, "said Paul Knoblach, a 12th-generation Bavarian farmer.
Knoblach was among the CSU's longtime supporters and volunteers for its campaigns. But on Sunday, at age 64, he ran for the state parliament for the first time.
"When you follow the media, you get." the impression that everyone's turning to the right, to racism. But it's not like this. Normal people just have not been loud enough, "said Eva Peteler, a Bavarian pro-refugee activist. "Now we're getting louder."
The AfD, known for its incendiary anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric, wants to be getting louder in Bavaria. The last time Bavarians voted, in 2013, the party had just launched. Now the AfD wants to be in the parliament, putting it in 15 out of 16 German state legislatures. It's on track to join the state of Hesse.
said AfD leader Alice Weidel, referring to the CSU's rightward Bavarian shift.
The other big loser Sunday, the SPD, saw its vote. Party leader Andrea Nahles blamed "The poor performance of the grand coalition in Berlin."
The national government has been paralyzed this year by infighting between Seehofer and Merkel. The CSU which means split, with Seehofer and Söder often feuding.
In interview with national broadcaster ZDF Sunday night, the Interior Minister was deflected when asked. Said. "As a party leader I bear responsibility for this result," Seehofer said.
Close Merkel ally and CDU general secretary Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, meanwhile, seemed to be chased out of CSU friends for whom the problems with immigration have come to an end.
The CSU, she said, had been "unable" to pay attention to "the very good state of the state's security, the excellent position of its economy and job market."
The result, she said, was "a warning."
Luisa Beck contributed to this report.
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Press Release -- July 8th, 2016
Source: Mitel, polycom
Siris Capital Group to Acquire Polycom, Inc. for $2.0 Billion in Cash
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Siris Capital Group, LLC today announced that its affiliates have submitted a unilaterally binding offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Polycom, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM) for a price of $12.50 per share in cash. The offer is subject to Polycom terminating its existing merger agreement with Mitel Networks Corporation (NASDAQ: MITL) in accordance with the terms thereof. Polycom has informed Siris that its Board of Directors has unanimously determined Siris’ offer to constitute a “Company Superior Proposal” under the terms of its merger agreement with Mitel. Polycom has also announced its intention to terminate promptly its merger agreement with Mitel, subject to the terms thereof. The all-cash transaction is valued at approximately $2.0 billion, including Polycom’s outstanding debt, which represents a premium of 13.6% to the current value of Mitel’s offer, based on Mitel’s closing share price as of July 7th, 2016.
“Polycom has a 25-year history serving the audio and video collaboration needs of the most demanding enterprises and is a globally recognized brand synonymous with innovation and the highest quality. We are very excited for the opportunity to partner with Polycom and its leadership team, as the Company fits well with Siris’ investment focus on mission-critical telecommunications businesses,” said Dan Moloney, Siris Executive Partner. “The industry is transitioning to a hybrid on-premise and cloud-based Unified Communications environment. We believe that as an independent private company, Polycom would be best positioned to continue its heritage as a best-in-class communications solutions provider to more than 400,000 companies and institutions, channel partners, and the evolving Unified Communications ecosystem.”
Siris’ offer will remain in effect until no later than July 15, 2016. If the Polycom/Mitel Networks merger agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, which Siris anticipates will occur today, Polycom would be permitted to accept Siris’s offer and enter into the binding definitive agreement contained in the offer. Any transaction would be subject to regulatory approval, shareholder approval and other customary closing conditions.
Siris has secured committed financing consisting of a combination of equity and debt. Equity financing will be provided by Siris and its co-investors from available capital commitments, and the debt financing will be provided by Macquarie Capital.
Moelis & Company, Evercore, and Macquarie Capital are acting as financial advisors to Siris Capital Group, and Sidley Austin LLP is acting as its legal counsel.
About Siris Capital Group
Siris Capital Group is a leading private equity firm focused on making control investments in data, telecommunications, technology and technology-enabled business service companies in North America. Integral to Siris’ investment approach is its partnership with exceptional senior operating executives, or Executive Partners, who work exclusively with Siris to identify, validate and operate investment opportunities. Their significant involvement allows Siris to partner with management to add value both operationally and strategically. To learn more, visit www.siriscapital.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, statements related to expectations, goals, plans, objectives and future events. Siris intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “outlook,” “guidance” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. The forward-looking information and statements are or may be based on a series of projections and estimates and involve risks and uncertainties. Various factors could adversely affect Polycom, Inc.’s (“Polycom”) and Siris’ operations, business or financial results in the future and cause its actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein include assumptions about Polycom’s and Siris’ operations, and certain plans, activities or events which we expect will or may occur in the future. Among the factors that may cause actual results and experiences to differ from anticipated results and expectations in forward-looking statements are the following: the risk that the recently announced binding offer to acquire Polycom and any related merger may not be consummated, or may not be consummated in a timely manner; the risk that a regulatory approval that may be required for the transaction is not obtained, or could only be obtained subject to conditions that are not anticipated; and the risk that revenue opportunities, cost savings, synergies and other anticipated benefits from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
If a merger agreement is executed on the proposed terms, Polycom will file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the proposed merger, including a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Under the proposed terms, promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, Polycom will mail or otherwise make available the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. POLYCOM STOCKHOLDERS AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED MERGER WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THOSE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER AND THE PARTIES TO THE PROPOSED MERGER. Polycom stockholders and other investors may obtain free copies of the definitive proxy statement, the preliminary proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed merger (when they become available), along with other documents filed by Polycom with the SEC, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).
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Chefs Call For Celebrating Life Of Anthony Bourdain, Offer Scholarship
Filed Under:Anthony Bourdain, Eric Ripert, José Andres, Local TV, New York, suicide prevention
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Some celebrity chefs are trying to turn tragedy into a celebration by remembering the life and career of the late Anthony Bourdain.
Chefs Eric Ripert and Jose Andres are hoping everyone will raise a glass, go to a food truck, or even just eat a hot dog to honor their longtime friend and colleague on Tuesday, which would have been Bourdain’s 63rd birthday.
Bourdain took his own life while in France in June 2018.
Bourdain was born in New York City and raised in Leonia, New Jersey. He was divorced twice and has a daughter from his second marriage.
He graduated from the Dwight Englewood school in in 1973 and then graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978, moving onto several New York City restaurants. He became executive chef at Brasserie Les Halles in 1998.
Leading up to that, he wrote an expose for New Yorker Magazine and CBS2 did this report with him, interviewing him in April Of 1999.
He took viewers behind the scenes into the kitchens, where he was a whistleblower, advocating for cleanliness, healthier food and better working conditions for staff.
“I was in a cranky mood after my last restaurant closed and felt no reason not to tell the truth about a business I both love and have mixed emotions about,” Bourdain told CBS2 in 1999.
His first book in 2000, “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly” catapulted him to fame.
He had written that his love of food began as a youth while on a family vacation in France, when he ate his first oyster. He was candid about his personal struggles, saying that drug use led to his dropping out of Vassar College after two years.
Chef Anthony Bourdain speaks onstage during the panel Anthony Bourdain talks with Patrick Radden Keefe at New York Society for Ethical Culture on October 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
In 2016, Bourdain spoke with CBS News’ Anthony Mason.
“I think when you travel as much as I have, you, I don’t want to say I’m more humble, but I think you become aware of how other people live, how hard their lives are, how big the world is and then of course fatherhood changes everything,” Bourdain said. “At that moment, you stop being the star of the film. For me, that was an enormous relief and a gift.”
"I think when you travel as much as I have… I think you become aware of how other people live, how hard their lives are, how big the world is and of course fatherhood changes everything." — Anthony Bourdain told @AnthonyMasonCBS in 2016. https://t.co/5mAsG7UqUH pic.twitter.com/zwjgVoAjjT
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) June 8, 2018
Last month Ripert and Andres and The Culinary Institute of America announced The Anthony Bourdain Legacy Scholarship. The goal of issuing the first of these scholarships for the Winter 2020 semester. The number and dollar amount of scholarships awarded will be determined by the funds raised. For more information about the scholarship fund, see the CIA website.
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Smokin’ Al Koken: A Look At Al Koken’s Illustrious Broadcasting Career With the Capitals
Posted on November 3, 2018 by Michael Fleetwood
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Al Koken is a name that is synonymous with Washington Capitals hockey, and for good reason. For more than 30 seasons, “Smokin Al” has helped bring the experience of Capitals television broadcasts into fans’ living rooms. From interviewing players, to calling games, to studio work, the multi-faceted broadcaster has become just as recognizable and popular as many of the players he covers on a nightly basis. In this article, NoVa Caps takes a look at Koken’s illustrious career with the Capitals (thus far), and also looks at his work in other sports.
In 1973, Koken came to DMV with the goal of studying law and politics at American University. Soon thereafter, he began writing for the school’s paper, specializing in sports. After his work was highly-praised by one of the university’s journalism professors, Koken put his political and law career on hold to do freelance sports journalism. After a stint with the Montgomery County Sentinel, he began covering the Capitals and Bullets (now the Wizards) for United Press International Wire Service.
Koken first joined NBC Sports Washington (originally Home Team Sports) in 1984 after working for Washington TV’s WUSA, WTOP and WTTG networks, where he served as a member of the networks’ sports departments. Upon joining Home Team Sports in 1984, Koken served in a number of roles, including analyst, play-by-play announcer for the Capitals, and in-studio host. It was during his time at WUSA that he was given the nickname “Smokin Al Koken” (which is detailed in this Washington Post story from 2013). Koken is the longest-tenured on-air personality for NBC Sports Washington. He served as an analyst from his first season (1984-85) to 1989-90, a play-by-play announcer in 1995-96, and an in-studio host and on-ice reporter throughout his 34-year career covering the Capitals.
In addition, the popular broadcaster has covered every other major sport in the Washington area, including college basketball, serving as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, and the aforementioned coverage of the Bullets/Wizards.
For the past 22 seasons, Koken has worked alongside Capitals’ television play-by-play announcer Joe Beninati and color anlayst Craig Laughlin, and the trio have become as recognizable and as popular as the players they cover. During the 2014-15 season, the Capitals recognized Koken for his 30 seasons of service with an in-game ceremony, presentation of a custom jersey, and a celebration in Chinatown after the game.
While Al has been covering the Capitals for 34 seasons, he always brings the same enthusiasm and passion to every broadcast, and his willingness to interact with fans at practices is something that endears him to the Capitals’ fan base. And after being one of many who witnessed multiple heartbreaking losses in the playoffs, he was rewarded with the Capitals’ first Stanley Cup championship in 2018.
For those of us who have been there since the beginning , it’s about f***ing time !!! pic.twitter.com/5ecSn0YmPT
— Al Koken (@RealSmokinAl) October 4, 2018
By Michael Fleetwood
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7 Responses to Smokin’ Al Koken: A Look At Al Koken’s Illustrious Broadcasting Career With the Capitals
Jon Sorensen says:
On occasion, when I hear a Capitals record mentioned in the media…”most game 7’s…” I think to myself, no, Al Koken holds the record for most game 7’s. Nobody has more history with and knowledge of the franchise. A true legend.
I will tell you what is most special about Smokin Al: his situational awareness. He has a sense of the crowd, the mood of the team, and.the flow of the game.There is not a question that could be tossed to him by another member of the broadcast team that he could not handle—with poise and self-confidence,
He knows the game, the Capitals better than anyone.
DayOne Caps Fanatic says:
Warner Wolf – Shelby Whitfield – Ron Menchine – Sonny Jurgensen – Sam Huff – Frank Herzog – John Walton – Ron Weber – Morris Siegel – George Michael – Dave Fay – Craig Laughlin – Joe Beninati – Chuck Thompson – Al Koken – Mal Campbell – Len Hathaway – Gary Thorne – Just a few – Smokin’ Al is among the good ones
Wow, great flash from the past, “Day One”. I would add George Michael, for locals, but your list is spot on.
James Lewis says:
Al hosted a live call in segment between periods with then-General Manager David Poile. For a team that was, even then, heart breakingly under achieving this was a risky endeavor. I remember the irate, the insulting, the off color callers that got through and the skill Al always displayed in keeping the show moving. Can you imagine a GM with a live call in show today?
CMMFT says:
Wish Ted had gotten him a ring!
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Hedge Funds and the Asian Currency Crisis of 1997
Yale School of Management Working Paper No. F-58
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William N. Goetzmann
Yale School of Management - International Center for Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Stephen J. Brown
New York University - Stern School of Business
James M. Park
PARADIGM Capital Management
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NYU Working Paper No. FIN-98-014
Date Written: May 13, 1998
We test the hypothesis that hedge funds were responsible for the crash in the Asian currencies in late 1997. To do so, we develop estimates of the changing positions of the largest ten currency funds in one currency, the Malaysian ringgit and to a basket of Asian currencies. Our methodology is adapted from the Sharpe?s (1992) style analysis approach that decomposes fund returns. We find that the net long or short positions in the ringgit or its correlates did fluctuate dramatically over the last four years. However, these fluctuations were not associated with moves in the exchange rate. The estimated net positions of the major funds were not unusual during the crash period, nor were the profits of the funds during the crisis. In sum, we find no empirical evidence to support the hypothesis that George Soros, or any other hedge fund manager was responsible for the crisis.
JEL Classification: G2
Goetzmann, William N. and Brown, Stephen J. and Park, James M., Hedge Funds and the Asian Currency Crisis of 1997 (May 13, 1998). Yale School of Management Working Paper No. F-58. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=58650 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.58650
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The Secret Footballer’s Guide to the Modern Game: Tips and Tactics from the Ultimate Insider, The Secret Footballer (Guardian Books 2014)
Who is the Secret Footballer? I don’t know. But he’s definitely a Guardianista. You can tell this by two things: 1) he’s passionately committed to the fight against “homophobia, sexism, racism and everything in between”; 2) he uses “in terms of” a lot. Interviewing another concealed component of the crypto-community, The Secret Physio, he asks this:
TSF: So would players need to train differently from one another in terms of the weights they lift and the core work they do? (ch. 1, “Getting Started”, pg. 14)
“Core” is also Guardianese and maybe he’s really interviewing himself, because the Secret Physio uses “in terms of” too. I didn’t spot the incendiary slam-dunk of a mixed metaphor anywhere, but he does claim that Wayne Rooney is “one of quite literally only a handful of players” who matter a lot to Manchester United’s profits (ch. 4, “It’s Football, But Not As We Know It”, pg. 116). So case proven: he’s a Guardianista.
But he’s also worth reading and this is his most interesting book. He talks about world football and the game in general, not just his life in the Premier League, and he seems to know his stuff. I don’t. To me football is like music: I appreciate it without understanding it. I know what players, teams and matches I like, but I don’t have a clue about tactics or formations.
The Secret Footballer combines appreciation with understanding, so it’s gratifying that he praises three of my favourite players: Glen Hoddle, Matt Le Tissier and Dennis Bergkamp. He says that Hoddle proved that “an entire football nation did not know what to do with skill and finesse” (Epilogue, pg. 218) and lists Le Tissier and Bergkamp among the scorers of “The goals that influenced me most”. This is Le Tissier’s:
…his finest goal, in my opinion, came against Newcastle in 1993. It is so skilful that it deserves to grace most lists. The three touches he takes to get the ball under control while beating a defender at the same time are by no means easy and all have to be perfect. I later read that the slightly scuffed finish had taken the gloss off it for Le Tissier himself, but, for me, it serves as a lesson in composure for every kid who wants to be a striker. (ch. 1, pp. 52-3)
This is Bergkamp’s, against Newcastle in 2002:
Almost every other player I have seen would try to control the horrible bouncing ball that comes into him. But Bergkamp, with his back to goal, flicks it to one side of the defender and runs the other, using his strength to outmuscle the defender and find the calmest of finishes. For a long time, some people debated whether or not Dennis had actually intended to do what he did here. Like so many others, those people don’t truly understand football. (Ibid., pg. 54)
But what does it mean to “truly understand football”? Ultimately, it means using mathematics. There’s maths everywhere in football and everywhere in this book, from the topspin on a free kick (ch. 1, pg. 41) to 4-2-3-1, “the most in-vogue formation in modern football” (ch. 6, “Formations”, pg. 158). A good footballer has to be both an athlete and an expert in reading and responding to patterns. The movement of players on the field sets constantly shifting problems in combinatorics, for example. There’s no entry for “Mathematics” in the index, but then there’s no entry for “English language” either. This book is written in English and is talking about maths, implicitly but intensively.
That’s as true in the section about diet as it is in the section about using spin in free-kicks. One is physiology, the other is physics, but they both involve the interaction of entity that is the essence of mathematics. The spin of the ball affects its interaction with the air. Chemicals in the body affect its interaction with play: its strength, stamina, flexibility and so on. That’s why diet is so important. But chemicals are important in other ways. To physiology and physics you can add physiognomy, as a recent scientific paper shows:
The structure of a soccer player’s face can predict his performance on the field – including his likelihood of scoring goals, making assists and committing fouls – according to a study led by a researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder.
The scientists studied the facial-width-to-height ratio (FHWR) of about 1,000 players from 32 countries who competed in the 2010 World Cup. The results, published in the journal Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology, showed that midfielders, who play both offense and defense, and forwards, who lead the offense, with higher FWHRs were more likely to commit fouls. Forwards with higher FWHRs also were more likely to score goals or make assists. (Facial structure predicts goals, fouls among World Cup soccer players, ScienceDaily, 12/xi/2014)
Facial structure is influenced by testosterone, which also influences competitiveness and aggression. And testosterone itself is influenced by genetics. Football was invented and is still dominated by men. That won’t change until the human race changes. And it will be men who invent the means for the human race to change.
Or rather: the human races, because there are a lot of them. The big ones – Europeans, Africans and Asians – are all represented in this book and the Secret Footballer writes a lot about genetic differences, even though he doesn’t know it. And would be horrified by the claim that it matters. As a Guardianista, he knows we’re all the same under the skin and that environment is responsible for the way blacks contribute little to science and mathematics. Blacks contribute a lot to football, but not as managers and not as certain types of player: goalkeeper, for example.
Why not? The Secret Footballer would say it’s racism and lack of opportunity. I would say it’s lack of intelligence. But lack of intelligence is due to racism and lack of opportunity too, isn’t it? No, I’d say it’s due to genetics. Why is the performance of the brain less influenced by genes than the performance of the muscles? It isn’t. Sadly for Guardianistas, hateful stereotypes like this are based on a hateful genetic reality:
Speedboat, no driver: Refers to a player who has blistering pace but no clue where he is supposed to be running or when. Controversially, this phrase is typically used for young black players. There are lots of managers who do not trust black players with the disciplined side of the game and just tell them to run instead – I even had a manager who did not want to play black centre-halves because he was convinced that they had tunnel vision and didn’t read the game well. I can’t disprove it one way or another, though it sounds ridiculous to me. However, I’m here to tell you that lots of managers feel this way and I’ve lost count of managers, coaches, academy coaches and players who describe young black players using this term. It’s even been said to me on the pitch by an opposition player when we brought on a young black player in the second half. (“Appendix: The Guide to Modern Football Language”, pg. 228)
Genetics at work, in my opinion: the environment of Africa selected for athletic ability but not high intelligence. Football is not just a beautiful game. It’s a bountiful one too, because it offers so many patterns to analyse: patterns of play, of history, of culture, race, human behaviour and biology in general. The Secret Footballer discusses all of them, sometimes without realizing it. He’s interesting, opinionated and obsessed with the game. I’m not and never have been, but this book woke memories of the days when I cared much more about twenty-two men chasing an inflated sphere around a rectangular field.
Perhaps I should care more now, because the game has never stopped evolving and improving, as the Secret Footballer will show you. There are some exciting names in his list of the “ten best players of the last twenty years”: Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi Hernández, Ronaldinho, Paul Scholes, Paolo Maldini, Thierry Henry, Ryan Giggs, Andrés Iniesta (ch. 6, pg. 186). He also offers his “ten best players of the future playing now” (ch. 7, “Coaching”, pg. 206) and lists the “best young players you probably haven’t heard of… yet” (ch. 3, “Fashion in Football”, pg. 104) And where does he stand on one of the great questions of our time? Here:
Cristiano Ronaldo once said that God put him on this planet to play football. We’ll just have to ask Lionel Messi if he remembers doing that. (ch. 8, “Whatever Happens, Never, Ever Give Up”, pg. 215)
There’s also Nike vs Adidas, Mark Viduka singing Monty Python in Middlesbrough and an explanation of why England are so bad. And for once a good popular book isn’t spoilt by a bad literary omission, because there’s a detailed index. I don’t like the Guardian, but it occasionally comes up with good things and this guide is one of them.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Illustrated Edition)
Author(s): J. K. Rowling
Classics | Kids' Reading Guide 2018
The dazzlingly brilliant Chris Riddell brings his magical illustration talents to J.K. Rowling's gloriously inventive The Tales of Beedle the Bard in a fully illustrated colour edition of this essential classic for Harry Potter fans. Translated from the runes by Hermione Granger, each story is accompanied by deliciously subversive and insightful notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore.
Mischievous and witty, these five rollicking tales are a deeply satisfying read in the tradition of all great fables and fairytales. Kindnesses are rewarded and selfishness shown to be the ruin of many a wizard. Burping cauldrons, hairy hearts and cackling stumps are met along the way. Each tale is brought vividly to life with Riddell 's trademark wit and elegance, including The Tale of the Three Brothers', familiar to readers of Harry Potter from the crucial role it played in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Former Waterstones Children's Laureate Chris Riddell is the only illustrator to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, and is brought together here for the first time with one of the world's best loved storytellers in this new edition of J.K. Rowling's fairytale classic. Much loved by generations of witches and wizards since they first appeared in the fifteenth century, this beautifully illustrated edition is set to become a firm favourite at bedtime in non-magical households the world over.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published in aid of Lumos, an international children's charity founded in 2005 by J.K. Rowling.
A spectacular full-colour illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling's fairytale classic The Tales of Beedle the Bard, with breathtaking illustrations by all-round genius and national treasure Chris Riddell.
J.K. Rowling is the author of the record-breaking, multi-award-winning Harry Potter novels. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She has written three companion volumes in aid of charity - Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos) and The Tales of Beedle the Bard (in aid of Lumos), as well as a screenplay based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. J.K. Rowling has also collaborated on a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two, which opened in London's West End in the summer of 2016. In 2012 J.K. Rowling 's digital company Pottermore was launched, where fans can enjoy news, features and articles, as well as original content from J.K. Rowling. She has received many awards and honours, including an OBE for services to children's literature, France's Legion d 'honneur and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Chris Riddell is an award-winning illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He is currently the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in Neil Gaiman's The Sleeper and the Spindle. Chris Riddell was Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and has recently been announced as a BookTrust ambassador. He has illustrated the work of many celebrated children's authors, including five Neil Gaiman titles. He is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series and co-creator of the much loved The Edge Chronicles....
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint : Bloomsbury Children's Books
Dimensions : .01 Inches X 9.84 Inches X 11.42 Inches
Author : J. K. Rowling
Illustrator : Chris Riddell
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Material Support to Terrorism : The Case of Libya
Clare Lopez — April 22, 2014
Libya in 2011 marks the place and the time that the United States (U.S.) and the Obama administration formally switched sides in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). A mere 10 years after al-Qa’eda (supported by Hizballah and Iran) attacked the American homeland in the worst act of terrorism ever suffered by this country, U.S. leadership decided to facilitate the provision of weapons to jihadist militias known to be affiliated with al-Qa’eda and the Muslim Brotherhood in order to bring down a brutal dictator who also just happened to be a U.S. ally in the GWOT at the time.
And the U.S. media were silent. The major broadcast, print, and Internet outlets said not a word about this astonishing turnabout in American foreign policy. To this day, they have not seemed even to recognize that the pivot to support al-Qa’eda took place. But it needs to be said. The American people deserve to understand that their most senior leaders, both elected and appointed, have violated their oaths to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
United States law is quite explicit about providing material support to terrorists: it’s prohibited. Period. 18 U.S. Code § 2339A and 18 U.S. Code § 2339B address Providing Material Support to Terrorists or Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Together, these two sections outlaw the actions of any U.S. person who attempts or conspires to provide, or actually does provide, material support to a foreign terrorist organization knowing that it has been designated a foreign terrorist organization or engages, or has engaged, in “terrorism” or “terrorist activity.” Conspiracy means agreeing or planning to provide such support, whether or not such support ever is actually delivered. Penalties for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism are stiff: imprisonment for up to 15 years and/or a fine of not more than $250,000. Penalties for actually providing or attempting to provide material support to terrorism are even harsher: imprisonment from 15 years to life, with a life sentence applicable if the death of any person results from such crime. Aiding, abetting, counseling, or procuring in support of a violation of Section 2339B is punishable by the same penalties as for the offense itself.
The Arms Export Control Act is another law that makes it illegal for the U.S. government to export “munitions” to any country determined by the Secretary of State to have “repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.” While this provision applies specifically to those countries—Cuba, North Korea, Iran, and Syria—that are designated as state sponsors of terrorism, the case of Libya stands out nevertheless. Removed from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism in 2006, Libya by early 2011 was swarming with al-Qa’eda and Muslim Brotherhood militias and affiliates fighting to overthrow Muamar Qaddafi’s regime.
The identities of those jihadis and their al-Qa’eda affiliations were well known to the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of State, and Tripoli Embassy long before the 17 February 2011 revolt broke out against Muamar Qaddafi. As with other al-Qa’eda branches, the Libyan al-Qa’eda affiliates such as the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) trace their origins back to the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya, which was founded in 1949 when Egyptian Brotherhood members “fled a crackdown in Cairo and took refuge in Benghazi,” according to a May 2012 study by the Brookings Doha Center. Colonel Muamar Qaddafi took over Libya in a 1969 coup d’état and showed little tolerance for Brotherhood activities. Brutal waves of repression kept the Brotherhood in check through the 1980s and 1990s when many Libyan fighters went to Afghanistan to join the mujahedeen in their battle against the Soviet Army. Some of those who fought there, like Abu Anas al-Libi and Abdelhakim Belhadj, would figure prominently in the revolt that ultimately ousted Qaddafi in 2011.
The LIFG was founded in 1990 by Libyan fighters returning from the Afghan jihad who were now intent on waging jihad at home. Qaddafi came down hard on the group, though, and crushed the LIFG’s 1995-1998 insurgency. Some LIFG members had moved to Sudan when Usama bin-Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri found refuge with Omar al-Bashir’s Muslim Brotherhood regime in the early 1990s and others (including Belhadj) eventually fled back to Afghanistan, where both bin-Laden and al-Zawahiri also had relocated by the mid-1990s. Abu Anas al-Libi is alleged to have taken part in the pre-attack casing and surveillance of the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya a few years prior to the 1998 al-Qa’eda attack there.
By 1995, things were becoming hot for the jihadis in Sudan and while bin Laden and al-Zawahiri returned to Afghanistan about this time, others such as Anas al-Libi were offered safehaven by the British. In return for political asylum in the UK, MI 6 recruited Anas al-Libi’s support for a failed 1996 plot to assassinate Qaddafi. In all, Anas al-Libi lived in Manchester from 1995-2000—despite his known history of association with bin Laden, al-Zawahiri, and other AQ leaders, as well as willingness to participate in assassination plots against national leaders, as I wrote in an October 2013 piece at The Clarion Project. The U.S.’s British partners also provided asylum to Abu Abdullah As-Sadeq, the LIFG’s top commander and allowed the LIFG to publish an Arabic language newspaper called al-Wasat in London. By 2000, though, as the FBI and other Western security services began to close in, Anas al-Libi and others were on the move again, leaving behind a 180-page al-Qa’eda terror training manual that became known as the “Manchester Document.” In the run-up to the 11 September 2001 attacks, Anas al-Libi, Abdelhakim Belhadj, Abu Sufian bin Qumu, and other known LIFG members reconnected with bin Laden in Afghanistan. As John Rosenthal points out in a 10 October 2013 posting, “The Inevitable Rise of Al-Qaeda in Libya,” in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, “the history of close cooperation between the LIFG and al-Qa’eda was so extensive that the Libyan group figured among the very first organizations to be designated as al-Qaeda affiliates by the UN Security Council.” In fact, according to Rosenthal who cites former LIFG member, Norman Benotman, Belhadj was actually present with bin Laden at Tora Bora in December 2001. The LIFG was formally accepted as an al-Qa’eda franchise by Ayman al-Zawahiri, the AQ deputy at the time, in 2007.
In the years following 9/11, various LIFG members were detained: Abu Sufian bin Qumu was captured in 2002 and sent to Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) and in 2004, both Abu Anas al-Libi and Abdelhakim Belhadj were captured. By the mid-2000s, GITMO detainees were being released to their home countries. Abu Sufian bin Qumu, for example, was released from GITMO and returned to Libya in 2007. Beginning about 2005, Qaddafi was under pressure from both the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli and his own son, Seif, to begin what came to be known as “the reconciliation process,” in which LIFG and other jihadist prisoners were released from Libyan jails. In this process, LIFG Muslim Brotherhood cleric Ali Mohammad Al-Sallabi was a key mediator. Abdelhakim Belhadj was released in 2008 (just as Christopher Stevens was appointed Deputy Chief of Mission to Tripoli) and Abu Sufian bin Qumu in 2010, after which he returned to Derna to begin plotting the revolt against Qaddafi.
Even as this “reconciliation process” was underway and Christopher Stevens was preparing for his new posting, Libyan jihadis were flowing out of eastern Libya in droves to join the al-Qa’eda jihad against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. According to a June 2010 study compiled by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, “Al-Qa’ida’s Foreign Fighters in Iraq,” coalition forces in Iraq captured a stash of documents in October 2007 which documented the origins of the foreign fighters who’d traveled to Iraq to join al-Qa’eda between August 2006 and August 2007. Termed the “Sinjar Records” after the nearest town where these personnel records were found, the data showed that by far the largest contingent of foreign fighters per capita came from Libya. Across the spectrum, the most common cities of origin for foreign fighters in Iraq were Darnah, Libya and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Darnah is located in the eastern Cyrenaica region of Libya, long known as an incubator of jihadist ideology and the place which would become the cradle of the 2011 Islamic uprising against Muammar Qaddafi.
Nor was the new Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Christopher Stevens unaware of what was going on. A June 2008 cable from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli that went out over Stevens’ signature was obtained by the London Telegraph from Wikileaks. The report was given the name “Die Hard in Derna,” after the Bruce Willis movie, and described the determination of the young jihadis of this eastern Libyan town to bring down the Qaddafi regime. Because they believed the U.S. government supported the Qaddafi regime and would not allow it to fall after it had abandoned its Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) programs and begun to provide counter-terrorism support, and as documented in the West Point study of the “Sinjar Records,” the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) instead sent its fighters to confront the U.S. in Iraq, believing that was a way to strike a blow against both Qaddafi and his U.S. backers. A local Derna resident told the visiting Embassy officer that Libyan fighters who had returned from earlier battlefields in Afghanistan (1980s) and elsewhere sometimes went on for additional “religious training” in Lebanon and Syria; when they eventually returned to Libya in the late 1980s and early 1990s, they began the process of preparing the ground for “the eventual overthrow by the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) of Muammar Qadhafi’s regime…”
Career Foreign Service Officer Christopher Stevens was first posted to the American Embassy in Tripoli, Libya in June 2007 as the DCM and later as charge d’affaires until 2009. For his second tour in Libya, Stevens was sent to rebel headquarters in Benghazi, Libya, to serve as special representative to the Libyan Transitional National Council. He arrived on a Greek cargo ship on April 5, 2011 and stayed until November. His mission was to forge stronger links with the Interim Transitional National Council, and gain a better understanding of the various factions fighting the Qaddafi regime. His reports back to Washington were said to have encouraged the U.S. to support and recognize the rebel council, which the Obama administration did formally in July 2011.
As is now known, under urging from Sen. John McCain and other Congressional members, the White House endorsed Qatar’s plan to send weapons to the Libyan rebels shortly after Yousef al-Qaradawi, the senior jurist of the Muslim Brotherhood, issued a 21 February 2011 fatwa that called for the killing of Qaddafi. Seeking a “zero footprint,” no-paperwork-trail profile itself, the U.S. instead encouraged both Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to arm the Libyan jihadis, according to a key New York Times article published in December 2012. Knowing full well exactly who those rebel militias and their leadership were, and how closely they were connected with al-Qa’eda (and perhaps even mindful of the legal restrictions on providing material support to terrorism), the U.S. sought to distance itself as the source of these weapons, which included small arms such as automatic rifles, machine guns, and ammunition. The NY Times piece noted that U.S. officials made sure to stipulate the weapons provided would come from elsewhere, but not from the U.S.
But the fact that from the end of March 2011 onward, U.S. and other NATO forces completely controlled Libyan air space and the sea approaches to Libya means that the cargo planes and freighters transporting the arms into Libya from Qatar and elsewhere were being waved through with full U.S. knowledge and support. The U.S. mission in Libya, and especially in Benghazi, ramped up in this period to facilitate the delivery of the weapons to the Libyan al-Qa’eda terrorists.
What followed should hardly have come as a surprise to anyone. After NATO air support cleared the way to Tripoli, the Qaddafi regime fell in October 2011 and the Muslim Brotherhood political leadership and al-Qa’eda fighters took over. Abdelhakim Belhadj was named Tripoli military commander. Chaos reigned, especially in the eastern regions, and now the weapons flow reversed—out of Libya, and into the hands of jihadis in West Africa, the Sinai, and Syria. Some of that flow was wildly disorganized and some of it was directed, with the U.S. mission in Benghazi once again playing a key role as its teams on the ground facilitated the weapons delivery, now destined for the Syrian rebels, dominated by al-Qa’eda and the Muslim Brotherhood, who were fighting to overthrow the Bashar al-Assad regime. In this endeavor, the U.S. was allied with its new Libyan partner, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and once again, with Qatar.
The next chapter in the U.S. jihad wars was underway, with a new Presidential Finding, and material support to terrorism firmly established as official policy. Congress and the media and the military remained silent. The American people barely noticed.
Clare Lopez
Clare M. Lopez is a Senior Fellow with the Center for Security Policy and the London Center for Policy Research. She is also a member of the Citizens’ Commission on Benghazi.
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This entry was posted in EGYPT NEWS, OTHERS, WORLD NEWS and tagged Abdelhakim Belhadj, Afghanistan, alqaeda, ayman al zawahiri, libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, LIFG, United States on April 23, 2014 by khaled.
Qaeda Militants Seek Syria Base, U.S. Officials Say
WASHINGTON — Dozens of seasoned militant fighters, including some midlevel planners, have traveled to Syria from Pakistan in recent months in what American intelligence and counterterrorism officials fear is an effort to lay the foundation for future strikes against Europe and the United States.
“We are concerned about the use of Syrian territory by the Al Qaeda organization to recruit individuals and develop the capability to be able not just to carry out attacks inside of Syria, but also to use Syria as a launching pad,” John O. Brennan, the C.I.A. director, told a House panel recently.
The extremists who concern Mr. Brennan are part of a group of Qaeda operatives in Pakistan that has been severely depleted in recent years by a decade of American drone strikes. But the fighters still bring a wide range of skills to the battlefield, such as bomb-building, small-arms tactics, logistics, religious indoctrination and planning, though they are not believed to have experience in launching attacks in the West.
Syria is an appealing base for these operatives because it offers them the relative sanctuary of extremist-held havens — away from drone strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan — as well as ready access to about 1,200 American and European Muslims who have gone there to fight and could be potential recruits to carry out attacks when they return home. Senior counterterrorism officials have voiced fears in recent months that these Western fighters could be radicalized by the country’s civil war.
New classified intelligence assessments based on information from electronic intercepts, informers and social media posts conclude that Al Qaeda’s senior leadership in Pakistan, including Ayman al-Zawahri, is developing a much more systematic, long-term plan than was previously known to create specific cells in Syria that would identify, recruit and train these Westerners.
Al Qaeda has in the past blessed the creation of local branches in places like Yemen, where an affiliate has tried to strike the United States. But the effort in Syria would signify the first time that senior Qaeda leaders had set up a wing of their own outside Pakistan dedicated to conducting attacks against the West, counterterrorism officials said. It also has the potential to rejuvenate Al Qaeda’s central command, which President Obama has described as being greatly diminished.
The assessment by the United States, however, has some detractors among even its staunchest counterterrorism partners, which also see an increase in Pakistan-based veterans of Al Qaeda among Syrian rebel groups but which disagree over whether they are involved in a coordinated plan to attack the West.
“At this stage, it’s a lot less organized than a directed plan,” said one Western security official. “Some fighters are going to Syria, but they’re going on an ad hoc basis, not at an organized level.”
Most of the operatives identified by intelligence officials are now focused on attacking Syrian government troops and occasionally rival rebel factions. But the fact that these kinds of operatives are showing up in Syria indicates to American officials that Mr. Zawahri is also playing a long game — counting on easy access to Iraq and Qaeda support networks there, as well as on the United States’ reluctance to carry out drone strikes or other military operations against targets in Syria.
“A key question, however, is how using Syria as a launching pad to strike the West fits into Zawahri’s overall strategy, and if he’s soft-pedaling now, hoping to consolidate Al Qaeda’s position for the future,” said one American counterterrorism official. “Clearly, there is going to be push and pull between local operatives and Al Qaeda central on attack planning. How fast the pendulum will swing toward trying something isn’t clear right now.”
The new assessment is not likely to change American policy toward Syria any time soon, but it puts pressure on the Obama administration and its allies because it raises the possibility that Syria could become the next Afghanistan.
Top officials at the F.B.I., the National Counterterrorism Center and the Department of Homeland Security say they are working closely with European allies to track Westerners returning from Syria.
There are perhaps “a few dozen” Qaeda veterans of fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan in Syria, two top counterterrorism officials said. “What we’ve seen is a coalescence in Syria of Al Qaeda veterans from Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as extremists from other hot spots such as Libya and Iraq,” Matthew G. Olsen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, told a Senate panel in March. “From a terrorism perspective, the most concerning development is that Al Qaeda has declared Syria its most critical front.”
In his first speech as secretary of Homeland Security in February, Jeh C. Johnson put it even more bluntly. “Syria has become a matter of homeland security,” he said.
The Qaeda veterans have multiple missions and motivations, counterterrorism officials say. Like thousands of other foreign fighters, many have been drawn on their own to Syria to fight the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Many others, like Abu Khalid al-Suri, a Syrian-born veteran of Al Qaeda, were sent by the terrorist group’s central command in Pakistan first to fight Mr. Assad, but also to begin laying the groundwork to use enclaves in Syria to launch attacks against the West, American officials said.
Mr. Suri, who is believed to have been close to Osama bin Laden and to have fought against American forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, was sent to mediate conflicts between Al Qaeda’s main affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, and another extremist faction, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, which Al Qaeda has disavowed. He was killed in a suicide attack in February by the rival group.
Many of the Qaeda planners and operatives from Afghanistan and Pakistan have clustered in the east and northwest sections of Syria, in territory controlled or heavily influenced by the Nusra Front, intelligence officials said.
Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi-born extremist who is on his country’s list of most wanted terrorists, traveled to Syria from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region late last year and emerged as one of the Nusra Front’s top strategists. Jihadi forums reported that he was killed in fighting last week, but American counterterrorism officials said those reports could not be confirmed.
“Al Qaeda veterans could have a critical impact on recruitment and training,” said Laith Alkhouri, a senior analyst at Flashpoint Global Partners, a security consulting firm that tracks militant websites. “They would be lionized, at least within the ranks, as experienced mujahedeen.”
While these senior Qaeda envoys have been involved in the immediate fight against Syrian forces, American counterterrorism officials said they also had broader, longer-term ambitions.
Without naming Mr. Nasr, James R. Clapper Jr., the director of national intelligence, told a Senate panel in February that a “small nucleus” of Qaeda veterans from Afghanistan and Pakistan in Syria who are “separate from al-Nusra harbor designs on attacks in Europe and the homeland.”
Charles Lister, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center in Qatar, agreed, saying, “The large majority of Al Qaeda-linked commanders now in Syria are there due to the potential for Syria to be the next jihadist safe haven.”
Hassan Abu Hanieh, a Jordanian expert on Islamist movements, said that launching attacks on Western targets did not appear to be a priority for the Nusra Front now. However, the group’s ideology, or a belief that it was under direct threat, could lead it to attack the West eventually, he said.
“As soon as they get targeted, they will move the battle outside,” Mr. Hanieh said.
via Qaeda Militants Seek Syria Base, U.S. Officials Say – NYTimes.com.
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This entry was posted in EGYPT NEWS, SYRIA NEWS, WORLD NEWS and tagged alqaeda, ayman al zawahiri, bashar al assad, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Qaeda, syria, United States on March 26, 2014 by khaled.
Al Qaeda calls for car bombs in US cities, other ‘crusader’ countries
The spring 2014 edition of Inspire magazine, seen above, urges jihadists to target specific U.S. locations using car bombs. Detailed instructions and simple diagrams on every step are provided.
Al Qaeda is calling on terrorist affiliates to detonate car bombs in major U.S. cities, including New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, in the latest edition of its Inspire magazine.
The issue comes nearly a year after the Boston Marathon bombing, and as the city readies new security measures for this year’s race, being held next month. Inspire is the same magazine that included instructions for how to make pressure cooker bombs, which were used in last year’s Boston attack.
The magazine’s Spring 2014 issue urges jihadists to target heavily populated events such as political rallies and sporting events, both in the United States and abroad — including in Great Britain, France and other “crusading” countries.
“Choosing the place and time is a crucial factor to success in any operation,” the magazine reads. “Choose targets in your own country. You know the enemy better, you are within … The important thing is that you target people and not buildings.”
Would-be bombers also are urged to consider launching attacks during “election seasons” and between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Specific targets are also cited, including Chicago’s “Sears Tower” (now called the Willis Tower), military bases in northern Virginia and soccer stadiums in Great Britain, particularly during Premier League matches.
“Disguise yourself during the operation, appear fat (add some clothes on you), change your complexion, be a ‘clone’, use any mask (believe me embarrassment is the last thing you will think about), wear a mask suitable for the festival, white beards on 25th Dec,” it reads. “All in all, be creative brother. The most important part to hide is your eyes and around.”
The issue also contains extremely detailed, “absolutely simple” instructions on how to build such a bomb.
“My Muslim brother, before you start reading the instructions, remember that this type of operation, if prepared well and an appropriate target is chosen, and Allah decrees success for you, history will never forget it,” the magazine reads. “It will be recorded as a crushing defeat on the enemies of Islam.”
via Al Qaeda calls for car bombs in US cities, other ‘crusader’ countries | Fox News.
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This entry was posted in EGYPT NEWS, WORLD NEWS and tagged alqaeda, Boston Marathon, Great Britain, Inspire, Los Angeles, New York, United States, Willis Tower on March 19, 2014 by khaled.
Al-Qaeda’s Jihad Supported by Muslim Brotherhood | FrontPage Magazine
While some are convinced that the various Islamic organizations are discreet and disparate phenomena with divergent goals, once again information appears indicating that, all semantics aside, they are better viewed as branches emanating from one root — branches that complement and work with one another for the same goal: the empowerment of Islam, whether through jihad or suits and smiley faces.
Many are aware that the current al-Qaeda leader, the Egyptian Ayman Zawahiri is a former Brotherhood member (read here); yet few know that the original al-Qaeda leader, the Saudi (and “Wahhabi”) Osama bin Laden was also a Brotherhood member. While Zawahiri made as much clear in a recent video, more interestingly, he indicated that the Brotherhood also supported bin Laden’s jihad.
In Zawahiri’s words:
Sheikh Osama used to say: “I was evicted from my organization. Although I was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood organization, I was rejected by the organizations.” Sheikh Osama bin Laden was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood group in the Arabian Peninsula. After the Russian invasion in Afghanistan, he immediately went to Pakistan to make the acquaintance of and work with the mujahidin. The group of Islamists gave him instructions to remain in Lahore to orchestrate aid; yet he was not to leave Lahore, but remain there and they would deliver aid and relief and he decide how to use it.
Interesting here is Zawahiri’s use of the term “the group of Islamists.” While some may think this is a reference to al-Gam’a al-Islamiyya of Egypt — literally, “the Islamic Organization” — based on the context of his discussion, it is clear that Zawahiri is generically referring to the Muslim Brotherhood, as in that “group of Islamists.”
This only further confirms what recent events, especially in Egypt, demonstrate — that the Muslim Brotherhood is an inciter and supporter of the jihad around the world, also known in the West as “terrorism” — and that ousted president Morsi was in league with al-Qaeda.
Al-Qaeda’s Jihad Supported by Muslim Brotherhood | FrontPage Magazine.
Brotherhood and Al-Qaeda: The Morsi-Zawahiri Connection (grumpyelder.com)
Al Qaeda And The Muslim Brotherhood Hold Secret Meeting In Jordan, Discuss New Jihad In Egypt (midnightwatcher.wordpress.com)
Libya Is Total Anarchy Without Any Discernable Govt. – Thanks USA! (therearenosunglasses.wordpress.com)
This entry was posted in EGYPT NEWS, SYRIA NEWS, WORLD NEWS and tagged alqaeda, Arabian Peninsula, ayman al zawahiri, Egypt, FrontPage Magazine, islam, muslim brotherhood, Osama bin Laden on November 18, 2013 by khaled.
كيري للمصريين: ندعم تحولكم وزعامتكم للمنطقة أقدم من أمريكا – CNNArabic.com
القاهرة، مصر (CNN) — قال وزير الخارجية الأمريكي، جون كيري، إن العلاقات بين أمريكا ومصر أكبر من قضية المساعدات التي اعتبر أن قطعها “ليس عقوبة” لمصر، كما أكد وقوف بلاده مع المصريين “في مرحلة التحول” التي تمر بها، ودعا إلى إجراء محاكمات مدنية، كما رفض الأعمال الإرهابية، وقال إن مصر تقود المنطقة منذ سنوات تفوق عمر الولايات المتحدة
وقال كيري، في مؤتمر صحفي مشترك مع نظيره المصري، نبيل فهمي، بعد اجتماعهما: “أتيت إلى هنا في هذه اللحظة المهمة نيابة عن الرئيس أوباما للتحدث عن مستقبل الشرق الأوسطومستقبل العلاقات مع مصر التي هي مهمة جدا، وأؤكد للمصريين بكل وضوح أن أمريكا صديقة للشعب المصري وشريكة لبلدكم “
وتابع كيري بالقول: “الولايات المتحدة تريد أن تنجح مصر ونريد أن نساهم في نجاحكم، نجاح مصر اقتصاديا وسياسيا مهم لمصر والمنطقة وأمريكا. مصر شريكة أساسية لنا وكدولة تحتوي على ربع الشعب العربي فهي دولة مهمة للغاية، وما يحصل هنا بصراحة مهم لنا وللشرق الأوسط “
وأضاف الوزير الأمريكي، الذي من المقرر أن يجتمع بالرئيس المصري المؤقت، عدلي منصور: “ليس سرا أننا في أوقات صعبة وأن السنتين الأخيرتين شهدتا أوقاتا عصيبة ولكن الشعب المصري أظهر اصراره وعزمه على التحول لتلبية طموحاته، ونحن نعرف أن الطريق إلى الأمام هو بيد الشعب المصري، وكما قال الرئيس أوباما نحن ملتزمون بالعمل معا والتعاون مع الحكومة المؤقتة، ولدينا الكثير لنعمل فيه”
وشدد كيري على العلاقة بين تقدم مصر الديمقراطي ونجاحها الاقتصادي الكلي، مضيفا: “التاريخ أكد أن الديمقراطيات تكون أكثر استقرارا ورخاء وقابلية للحياة من أي نظام آخر، وهناك شيء أكيد أن الاستثمارات الداخلية والخارجية تبحث عن الاستقرار، الاستقرار يجلب السياحة والاستثمارات وكذلك النمو في الوظائف وأمريكا تؤمن بأن الشراكة بين مصر وأمريكا ستكون في أقوى صورها عندما تمثل مصر حكومة منتخبة”
وأكد كيري ضرورة وجود دستور يحمي حقوق كل المصريين، ويضمن حرية التجمع والدين، كما دعا إلى ضرورة إجراء محاكمات مدنية عادلة ووقف كل أشكال الإرهاب التي أكد أن بلاده تدينها تماما، وعدد على سبيل المثال الهجمات على الكنائس ودور العبادة وأعمال العنف في سيناء وكذلك في الشوارع والهجوم على رجال الشرطة
وحول المساعدات التي قامت الولايات المتحدة بقطع بعضها مؤخرا قال كيري: “ناقشنا بإيجاز قضية المساعدات واتفقنا على أن علاقات مصر وأمريكا يجب ألا تحدد بالمساعدة فهناك قضايا أكبر بكثير تشغلنا في هذه العلاقة. قبل فترة كتب الرئيس منصور للرئيس أوباما رسالة اقترح فيها البدء بحوار استراتيجي، ويسرنا أن أقول نيابة عن أوباما قبول الدعوة مصر قائدة في المنطقة منذ سنوات تفوق عمر الولايات المتحدة”
وردا على سؤال حول القضية نفسها قال كيري إن وقف بعض المساعدات “ليس عقابا، وإنما إجراء اقتضنه السياسة الداخلية في أمريكا” مضيفا: “أنا هنا اليوم نيابة عن أوباما لأقول للمصريين نحن ندعمكم في هذا التحول الهائل”
أما فهمي، فأكد التطلع نحو المزيد من الحوارات مع الولايات المتحدة، وشكر كيري لزيارته إلى مصر في ظل “التغييرات بالمنطقة” وشدد على عمق العلاقات مع أمريكا وأهميتها لمصر “بناء على أولويات كل دولة” ووصف جولة المباحثات مع نظيره الأمريكي بأنها “جدية ومعمقة.”
ولفت فهمي إلى تصريحاته السابقة التي أشار فيها إلى وجود “اضطراب” في العلاقات مع الولايات المتحدة قائلا: “كنت قد قلت إن العلاقات مع أمريكا مضطربة، ولكن حديث الوزير الأمريكي اليوم يؤكد على نية استئناف العلاقات.”
كيري للمصريين: ندعم تحولكم وزعامتكم للمنطقة أقدم من أمريكا – CNNArabic.com.
Kerry: U.S. ties with Egypt ‘vital’ – CNN.com.
Kerry sees signs of Egypt moving back towards democracy | Reuters.
This entry was posted in EGYPT NEWS, WORLD NEWS and tagged Allah, alqaeda, Arab people, Barack Obama, CNN, Egypt, libya, middle-east, muslim brotherhood, SlideShare, syria, terrorists, United States, World News on November 3, 2013 by khaled.
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The Holy Mountain (1973)
Posted on March 24, 2016 May 30, 2016 By rantbit
First published by EyeforFilm
In a sense Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first three feature films – Fando y Lis (1968), El Topo (1970) and The Holy Mountain (1973) – all tell essentially the same story: a man goes on a metaphysical quest for self-knowledge and divine enlightenment through an imperfect world of symbols, delusions and perversions. Yet despite their shared DNA, each cinematic mutation was to prove more monstrously complex than its predecessor, and though El Topo is probably the best known of the three – not least because it was the first film to be embraced by the emerging ‘midnight movie’ circuit – The Holy Mountain represents, in keeping with its title, the very pinnacle of Jodorowsky’s early filmmaking career.
All-encompassing in its themes, and overwhelming in its stylised aesthetics, it is certainly one of the most eye-goggling, awe-inspiring and unapologetically pretentious movies of the last century. Those who like their cinema straight, be warned: The Holy Mountain is not easy climbing.
Jodorowsky sets out his intentions in a programmatic opening sequence. Two elegantly turned-out women face an Alchemist who is dressed all in black. In an elaborately choreographed ritual, he strips the pair of all the trappings of their constructed femininity – their make-up, their clothes, and finally their long blonde hair – until they have been transformed into something altogether more essential, unrecognisable from their earlier incarnation. Although the man’s face is half-hidden behind a giant black hat, he is played by none other than Jodorowsky, taking upon himself the role of a hierophant who chips away at the different layers of the world until the underlying truth has been exposed. He is to be our guide and master on the path from illusion to reality, and The Holy Mountain is to be his mystic text.
After a colourful credit sequence saturated with arcane images and artefacts, the narrative proper – such as it is – kicks in. Covered in flies and lying unconscious in a pool of his own urine, a foolish Thief (played by Horácio Salinas, voiced by Jodorowsky) with a Jesus-like appearance is shaken awake by a crippled man (Basilio González) – and so begins his long and twisted rite of passage.
The Thief enters the vice-ridden city, where he discovers the attractions of money and the hypocrisy of the institutional Church, before climbing to the top of a giant orange tower where he meets the Alchemist and his assistant the Written Woman (Zamira Saunders), her naked body tattooed with religious glyphs and icons. After several initiation ceremonies, the Thief is introduced to the seven “most powerful people on the planet” – industrialists and politicians who embody all the ills of materialism. The Alchemist offers to lead them, along with the Thief and the Written Woman, on a pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain where they can obtain the gift of divine immortality – but this spiritual journey will end with the revelation of a Grand Truth altogether different from what they (and we) are expecting.
What do the Tarot, the Kaballah, Alchemy, mysticism, Gnosticism, Shamanism, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Freemasonry, poetry, economics, idealism, cynicism, political satire, poetry, social commentary, philosophy, theology, history, futurism, surrealism and realism have in common? Well, not much; but The Holy Mountain mixes them all up in a heady blend that is as coherent, or incoherent, as an encyclopaedia of human knowledge, in an absurdly ambitious attempt to expand the viewer’s mind and show life in all its dizzying complexity. Like some mad physicist out to find the Unifying Theory of Everything, Jodorowsky leads a carnivalesque parade where clashing movements and conflicting ideologies are all allowed to dance together to the throbbing of his overstimulated brain. It’s a trip, alright.
Along the way there is plenty of Buñuelian grotesquerie and sacrilege to jar us out of our complacent daze. American tourists blithely photograph local civilians being summarily executed. The Spanish conquest of Mexico is re-enacted by a circus of live chameleons and toads. A fat, middle-aged man impersonates the Madonna. A priest sleeps with an image of Christ. An elderly man places his own eyeball in the hand of a child prostitute. A tumour in the nape of the Thief’s neck is slit open to reveal a large blue octopus residing within. A machine is artificially brought to orgasm and gives birth to a miniature version of itself. A hermaphrodite’s breasts turn into leopards’ heads that spit milk. For here, the monstrous and the worldly always sit side by side with Jodorowsky’s more heavenly, spiritual concerns, as something like order is produced from a chaos of ideas and images – and in the end cinema itself is used as a perfect metaphor for humanity’s general state of distraction.
The result is a kaleidoscope of vibrant colours, free-floating archetypes and picaresque episodes, all packaged to disorient and confound us with its sheer exuberance, before finally bringing us right back to exactly who we are and what it is that we are seeing. It is a film of exquisite beauty, shocking power, delirious intellect and wicked humour. So turn on, tune in, drop out, and see for yourself the ultimate road movie. It may not bring you any closer to God, but it will certainly initiate you into the strange, wonderful cult of Jodorowsky.
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Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Attends Temple B’nai Or “Show Up for Shabbat” Service
On November 2, 2018, Temple B’nai Or of Morristown held a special “Show up for Shabbat” service which was open to all members of the Morris County community. Temple B’nai Or’s Rabbi David Katz and Cantor Galit Cohen welcomed Morris County residents of all religious backgrounds to the service, as a sign of unity following the horrible events at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp, Mrs. Ellie Knapp, Detective/Supervisor Patrick LaGuerre, Public Information Officer Peter DiGennaro, and other community leaders joined the congregation for a beautiful service focused on memorializing the victims who lost their lives at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
Temple B’nai Or President Michele Murray and Vice President Joel D. Katz, organized this religious service with the hope of bringing the members of the community together. Following the service, the congregation came together for refreshments and a time to meet with other members of the county, as well as those joining for the first time.
Prosecutor Knapp stated, “Rabbi Katz and Cantor Cohen hosted a beautiful service. It is important for the community to stand together in a time like this, and I would like to thank Temple B’nai Or for inviting me and members of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office to join them for this Shabbat. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office is committed to continue working with our local partners of all religions to ensure everyone has the ability to practice their religion safely”.
Authorities Seeking Public Assistance in Locating Missing 15 Year Old Male from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Mountain Lakes Police Chief Shawn Bennett are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 15 year old male from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, who has been missing since October 30, 2018.
Thomas Kolding, who lives in Mountain Lakes with his parents, was last known to be at his family home on October 30, 2018. It is believed that Kolding may have travelled by train from Denville to Newark – Broad Street Station. From there, he is believed to have travelled by train from Broad Street Station to New York Penn Station. His location is unknown from that point. However, the investigation revealed that Kolding had a strong interest in travelling to California.
Kolding is a 15 year old white male. He has brown hair and brown eyes. He weighs approximately 120 lbs and is five foot three in height. He was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket, gray winter skull cap and carrying a large black backpack. A picture of Kolding is attached to this press release.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Mt. Lakes Police at (973) 334-1413.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to make contact with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Missing Persons Unit On-Call Detective through the Morris County Communications Center at 973-285-2900, or email Detective/Supervisor Leah Atterbury at [email protected], or contact the Mountain Lakes Police Department at 973-334-1413, specifically Detective John Hukowski. Anyone with information who may be seeking to remain anonymous can contact Morris County Sheriff’s CrimeStoppers at www.copcall.org, 973-COP-CALL, or the free “P3 Tips” app on any mobile device.
Any inquiries regarding this press release can be directed to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Public Information Officer Peter DiGennaro at 973-829-8159.
Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp Attended Prayer Service and Security Meeting at Mount Freedom Jewish Center
On October 31, 2018, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric Knapp and Lieutenant Jan Monrad of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Special Operations Division joined the congregation of the Mount Freedom Jewish Center for a prayer service and a meeting concerning the security of the synagogue in light of the recent attack in Pittsburgh.
The congregation came together for a prayer service to mourn those who were murdered in Pittsburgh, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Bernice Simon, Sylvan Simon, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, and Irving Younger. Randolph Mayor Mark Forstenhausler was present and delivered the opening remarks for the evening following the religious service led by Rabbi Menashe East.
Following the prayer service and opening remarks, members of the Mount Freedom Jewish Center were able to raise their concerns and questions about the current safety and security of their synagogue during a question and answer session with a panel of security experts. The panel consisted of Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Special Operations Division Lt. Jan Monrad, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Detective Ehtasham Chaudhry, and Mount Freedom Jewish Center’s Security Consultant and President of Global Mark Security James Morrison.
Prosecutor Knapp said, “The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office will continue to work with our local partners of all religions to ensure they can practice safely in our county. Following the horrible attacks in Pittsburgh, we have worked with all of our state, county, and municipal law enforcement partners to ensure that there is an increase in patrols around all houses of worship. I would like to thank the Mount Freedom Jewish Center for reaching out to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office and allowing us to participate in this program”.
Fredric M. Knapp was appointed Morris County Prosecutor by Governor Chris Christie on June 27, 2014 following confirmation by the New Jersey Senate. Immediately prior to confirmation as Prosecutor, he was serving as Acting Morris County Prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General since December 14, 2012.
Prior to his appointment as Morris County Prosecutor, Knapp had served as a Deputy Attorney General for the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice from 1979 to 1983 in the Appellate, Trial and Casino Prosecution sections.
Read Prosecutor Knapp's full biography
Acting Chief of Investigations Christoph Kimker
Christoph Kimker attended Seton Hall University graduating in 1992 with a B.A. in Political Science, and in 1995, he earned a M.A. in Environmental Management from Montclair State University.
In 1992, Christoph Kimker was hired by the County of Morris as an Environmental Specialist where he supervised the Environmental Services Unit. Among other responsibilities, the position included the coordination of the County Environmental Health Act (CEHA), and the Morris County Hazardous Material Team.
Read Acting Chief Kimker’s full biography
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Release from Australian Association of Social Workers
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AASW - NRW 2019 : Time to walk together in courage
announced about 1 month
AASW commends decriminalisation of abortion in Queensland
announced 9 months
About Australian Association of Social Workers
The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) is the professional representative body of social workers in Australia.
World Refugee Day: A new parliament, a new opportunity
On World Refugee Day, Australian social workers urge the new parliament to fulfil its human rights commitments and give immediate attention to stopping the continued mistreatment and neglect of people seeking asylum and people who have been assessed as refugees, both offshore and onshore.
AASW National President Christine Craik said, “A new parliament represents a new opportunity to break with Australia’s recent past treatment of refugees, and usher in policies that are in line with our international human rights obligations.
“It is disappointing to see that the Australian government’s most explicit policy concerning people seeking asylum since becoming elected is to repeal the Medevac Bill, a hard-won policy at the end of the last Parliament, to begin to humanise offshore detention.”
The only policies concerning refugees have been the cuts to services in the last budget.
Ms Craik said, “Prior to the election, the federal budget reduced spending on two important programs for refugees. By extending the period of time before refugees must engage with employment services, the government will save $78 million. It is disappointing that this money will not be diverted into employment programs to recognise the skills and expertise many refugees bring with them.
“This cut is in addition to the two per cent reduction in settlement services which was also announced in the budget. Together, these changes have forced many to turn to the charity sector for support.”
“Meanwhile, $200 million was spent to reopen Christmas Island, which has no asylum seekers on it. Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton confirmed this on the weekend.”
Since the Morrison government was elected, there have been reports of 70 suicide and self-harm attempts by 50 people on Manus Island and Nauru.
Ms Craik said, “The purpose of the Medevac Bill is to make sure people get the treatment they need. If Australia is to be a leader in human rights, we need to make sure that happens.
“As social workers, we know that the presence of community-wide hopelessness, which asylum seekers held without charge for six years and counting are experiencing, is damaging to mental health and wellbeing – in fact, it is often fatal. Just last week, Manus Governor Charlie Benjamin called on our government to remove the remaining men from Manus Island.
“Now is the time for the government to stop stoking fear and racism and uphold the meaning of Australia’s signature to the Refugee Convention – we must show that we are ‘with refugees’, as this year’s theme proclaims.
“We implore the government to reverse these cruel policies and make sure that Australia once again leads the world in human rights.
“We must always remember, seeking asylum is a human right.”
Christine Craik is available for interview.
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From stem cells to new organs: Scientists cross threshold in regenerative medicine
By now, most people have read stories about how to "grow your own organs" using stem cells is just a breakthrough away. Despite the hype, this breakthrough has been elusive. A new report published in the March 2009 issue of The FASEB Journal brings bioengineered organs a step closer, as scientists from Stanford and New York University Langone Medical Center describe how they were able to use a "scaffolding" material extracted from the groin area of mice on which stem cells from blood, fat, and bone marrow grew. This advance clears two major hurdles to bioengineered replacement organs, namely a matrix on which stem cells can form a 3-dimensional organ and transplant rejection.
"The ability to provide stem cells with a scaffold to grow and differentiate into mature cells could revolutionize the field of organ transplantation," said Geoffrey Gurtner, M.D., Associate Professor of Surgery at Stanford University and a senior researcher involved in the work.
To make this advance, Gurtner and colleagues first had to demonstrate that expendable pieces of tissue (called "free flaps") could be sustained in the laboratory. To do this, they harvested a piece of tissue containing blood vessels, fat, and skin from the groin area of rats and used a bioreactor to provide nutrients and oxygen to keep it alive. Then, they seeded the extracted tissue with stem cells before it was implanted back into the animal.
Once the tissue was back in the mice, the stem cells continued to grow on their own and the implant was not rejected. This suggests that if the stem cells had been coaxed into becoming an organ, the organ would have "taken hold" in the animal's body. In addition to engineering the stem cells to form a specific organ around the extracted tissue, they also could be engineered to express specific proteins which allows for even greater potential uses of this technology.
"Myth has its lures, but so does modern science. The notion of using one tissue as the scaffold for another is as old as the Birth of Venus to the Book of Genesis," said Gerald Weissmann, M.D., Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal. "Eve may or may not have been formed from Adam's rib, but these experiments show exactly how stem cell techniques can be used to turn one's own tissue into newly-formed, architecturally-sound organs."
More information: Edward I. Chang, Robert G. Bonillas, Samyra El-ftesi, Eric I. Chang, Daniel J. Ceradini, Ivan N. Vial, Denise A. Chan, Joseph Michaels, V, and Geoffrey C. Gurtner. Tissue engineering using autologous microcirculatory beds as vascularized bioscaffolds. FASEB J. 2009 23: 906-915. www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/abstract/23/3/906
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The Long Blondes
Someone to Drive You Home
Style and wit color this Sheffield group's long-awaited debut LP, a kitchen-sink exploration of fear and desire that's reminiscent of Pulp's breakthrough record, His 'n' Hers.
Like candles in the goddamn wind, man. The long, blonde leading ladies of classic film were larger than life, and every one a muse: "She's a femme fatale," Nico sang with the Velvet Underground, supposedly in reference to fellow Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick. "She looks like Eve Marie-Saint in 'On the Waterfront'," swooned Lloyd Cole on his 1984 hit "Rattlesnakes". Even Billy Bragg had Woody Guthrie's "Ingrid Bergman" on Mermaid Avenue.
A quintet of two guys and three dolls, the Long Blondes seem obsessed with cinema-- Sedgwick, Anna Karina, Arlene Dahl, From Here to Eternity, and C.C. Baxter: All they want is "a good film noir and a bottle of gin." If those starlets of the silver screen can be blamed for our culture's impossible standards regarding the opposite sex, clearly it's all that hardcore, girl-next-door interporn that offers enough "reality" for guys to hold down jobs, tie our shoes, and buy Valentine's Day presents. Sheffield's the Long Blondes say: You could have both!!!
Produced by Pulp's Steve Mackey (singles re-recorded, sadly), the Long Blondes inherit that band's arched back and sharp tongue, plus a bit of Elastica's love of borrowed late-70s riffs. So they're the pop-punk Dusty Springfield to fellow Sheffield band the Arctic Monkeys' provincial kids-today Kinks. But what the album really tells us most about is the divide between the girls on film and our little iWorld-- the contrasts between romantic notions and dreary humdrum, wants and needs, love and being in love, and inertia and bone-jumping. It makes you wonder why anyone actually likes the Kooks.
"I know all about fear and desire," Jackson asserts on brazen opener "Lust in the Movies", sounding like she lives on lipgloss, cigarettes, and glasses of wine. And she does know fear, of a sort: She's often measuring herself against idealized competition, as on "In the Company of Women" ("What's she got that I might not?"), or waiting out the other girl rather than risk loneliness (on "Only Lovers Left Alive"). She talks a lot in the imperative ("Don't turn around, don't walk away," or "Don't go to London"), and, on "Heaven Help the New Girl", she updates the classic trembly girl-group ballad better than anybody (apart from Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell), with an arrangement equally suitable for Morrissey or Colin Meloy.
Jackson's got desire down, as well: "There are wants and there are needs/ And they're two very different things/ You can love or be in love," she sets forth in "Weekend Without Makeup". On upbeat twentysomething tragedy "Swallow Tattoo", she's distressed by the significance of a common prison tattoo, but still wants to... you know. And on the extra-catchy single "Once and Never Again", she knows how it feels to be 19 -- and she'd "love to feel a girl [that] age."
As Pulp's Jarvis Cocker quipped on his band's breakthrough album, His 'n' Hers: "Imagine it's a film and you're the star.../ You might get your happy ending/ Your ending, the thing you deserve." Most so-called "cinematic" records earn that distinction due to some quirk of reverb or their use of space, but the Long Blondes only have modern England's typically confined, 17-year-old-from-Doncaster guitar-dudish sound. Instead, it's the songs themselves, their narratives, and their characters that speak to the band's widescreen ambitions. None achieves this with more success than "You Could Have Both", the Long Blondes' most expansive moment, as a blistering circa-1993 proto-Britpop guitar charges into yet another love triangle that doesn't make any difference to Jackson. "I don't kid myself about happy endings," she insists, speaking at last like a true femme fatale.
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Home Community Renowned Political Pundit Takes Stage in Second Installment of Speaker Series
Renowned Political Pundit Takes Stage in Second Installment of Speaker Series
McKay Coppins
Publisher’s Note: This event has been postponed.
The Suburban Philadelphia Speaker Series continues with its second installment on Wednesday, Nov. 15, when journalist and author McKay Coppins takes the stage at People’s Light and Theatre in Malvern.
Coppins is a staff writer for The Atlantic, as well as a regular contributor to CNN and MSNBC.
The BYU graduate, who turned 30 this year, burst onto the scene with BuzzFeed in 2012, covering the presidential election and becoming an important source on Governor Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith.
Coppins is also the author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party’s Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House. On Nov. 15, he will discuss:
MEDIA, DISRUPTED: The Trump Era has given rise in America to two increasingly influential new-media ecosystems (one on the right, and one on the left), both of which are teeming with political propaganda, conspiracy theories, and fake news. In these “fever swamps,” the goal is not to report the news or even to comment on it — it is to weaponize and monetize information, often at the cost of accuracy, fairness, and truth. Coppins will share stories that illustrate the dangers these media trends pose to America’s democratic process, and discuss what we can do to combat the spread of fake news and misinformation.
POLITICAL PARTIES, DISRUPTED: For the past half-century, the GOP has been controlled by conservatives — people who believed in fiscal discipline, small government, and traditional social values. But the rise of President Trump — and his unique brand of populist nationalism — has changed all that, throwing his party into an ideological identity crisis. Meanwhile, the Democratic Party is facing its own civil war, pitting self-avowed leftists and Bernie Sanders socialists against the center-left wing of the party. What does it mean to be a Republican or a Democrat today? The answers to that question may be changing for the next generation.
CAMPAIGNS, DISRUPTED: The 2016 presidential election upended much of the conventional wisdom about how we elect our political leaders. Coppins will share stories from the campaign trail that highlight this shift, and discuss what it means for voters.
THE PRESIDENCY, DISRUPTED: Finally, Coppins will share the weird/funny/insane story of his own personal history with President Trump, beginning with the accidental vacation he took with Trump back in 2014. Coppins will share his insights into the man whose rise has brought upheaval to American politics, recount details from his conversations with him, and talk about what really drives him.
A single ticket for the event is $35, while a pair is $60. A small group of four is $100, while a group of 10 tickets is $200.
Click here for more information or to purchase tickets.
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Quiz: Can You Identify the U.S. State From a Crossword Clue?
Can You Identify the U.S. State From a Crossword Clue?
By: Torrance Grey
Image: RK Studio/Katie Huisman / Getty Images
Hey, doesn't everybody love a crossword puzzle? Though it looked for a time like upstart Sudoku was going to eat its lunch, the crossword isn't going anywhere. It's a type of puzzle that we like so much we've created a quiz in homage—a kind of hybrid crossword puzzle/trivia quiz. The topic? The states that make up the U.S.A.
Probably you know which state is home to Nashville, seat of the country-music business, or which one is famous for its apples. But to make things a little more complicated, we've written the clues in the brief, somewhat oblique style of crossword clues. Plus, we've given you the number of letters. And so that the number of letters isn't a dead giveaway (all you'd need to do is count), we've tried to make all four answer choices that length. When possible, that is: America has only three states with four-letter names. Quick, can you think of all three? No worries if you can't; you'll see them soon enough. Meanwhile, in a few other cases, we've slipped a state with more than the required number of letters into the four answer choices. It's like an extra hint, so look closely!
Are you ready, geography fans? "Encouraging words," (10 letters): Let's do this!
Hey, is that a Longhorn? (5 letters)
Texas is known as the Lone Star state, and has a single star on its state flag. But the Longhorn, a breed of cattle, is almost equally synonymous with this Southern state. As is the ten-gallon hat, chili, and ... well, a lot of things are classically Texan.
Sweet home _____ (7 letters):
The clue refers, of course, to the song "Sweet Home Alabama," an infectious 1970s hit by Lynyrd Skynyrd, which appeals even to people who say they don't like Southern Rock. Less well-known is the state's nickname, "the Yellowhammer State," taken from a common bird in Alabama.
Home to Inupiats and Tlingits (6 letters):
The above examples are only two of the native peoples still living in Alaska. The state borders Canada's Yukon Territory, and extends down the West Coast of Canada, toward the lower 48, further than some non-geography buffs realize. Its West Coast is home to some interesting examples of Russian architecture and remnants of Russian colonization.
Also a musical play (8 letters):
The musical, of course, is "Oklahoma!" It's a staple of community theaters across the country. Except ... do you suppose they're sick of it in the actual state of Oklahoma, between Kansas and Texas? Just wondering.
The one-syllable state (5 letters):
Okay, this was an easy one—all you had to do was say the names out loud. Plus, there aren't many states with only five letters in the name, so few that we couldn't fit in a fourth answer option. While we're on the subject of syllables and letters, though, props to Idaho for fitting three syllables into just five letters!
Technically, an archipelago (6 letters):
Hawaii has only been a U.S. state since 1960; it is the last state to be admitted to the Union. The 44th president, Barack Obama, called Hawaii home before moving to Chicago, where he established his political career.
The Show-Me State (8 letters):
Missouri folks like to say that their state motto comes from a skeptical streak; they don't take anything at face value. This would be in keeping with straight-talking, forthright Missourians like President Harry S. Truman.
The home of Silicon Valley (10 letters):
California is a leader in a number of industries. Many people think first of Hollywood, the home of American film and television. The state is also a leader in certain kinds of agriculture, like dairy. Take that, Wisconsin!
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas (6 letters):
Las Vegas is the best-known city in Nevada. While Carson City is home to the statehouse and the legislature, you might call Las Vegas Nevada's cultural capital. Then again, if you've visited, you probably won't.
Pass the peach cobbler! (6 letters)
Georgia is known as the Peach State for its signature crop. It's also one of two U.S. states named for an English monarch. Virginia, named for the "virgin queen" Elizabeth the First, is the other one.
Home to crunchy-granola PDX (6 letters):
"PDX" is the airport code for Portland, and increasingly, is how it's identified on the cultural scene. It's known its rainy weather and its sometimes-strident political scene—clashes in the streets have required police presence to control.
Get your Ben & Jerry's here (7 letters):
Vermont is a nature-lover's vacation destination, with mountains, forests, and plenty of maple trees that provide its famous maple syrup. Another sweet treat is Ben & Jerry's ice cream, created and still based in Burlington, Vermont.
Home to one of the early presidential primaries (12 letters):
New Hampshire exemplifies the independent spirit of New England. Generally, the state keeps off the national radar—when was the last time you heard of a scandal based in New Hampshire?—but the media spotlight shines on the Granite State every four years, during its early presidential primary.
Brigham Young's promised land (4 letters):
Brigham Young might be the most famous of the Mormons, who traveled west from Nauvoo, Illinois to find a place where they could practice their religion in peace. Today, rural Utah is still about 75 percent Mormon, though cities like Salt Lake City are more diverse.
So. Many. Cornfields. (4 letters):
If there's one thing that Iowa is known for, it's the state's abundant corn. But its nickname is the "Hawkeye State," not the "Corn State," and its agriculture has grown more diverse in recent decades, which is good—dependence on one crop is never healthy, even though corn is perpetually in demand.
Literally, the "flowered" land (7 letters):
Florida distinguishes itself from the rest of the country in several ways. Among them is its tropical climate and its orange exports, as well as the Kennedy Space Center. Proximity to the equator makes Florida the best place in the continental U.S. to launch spacecraft from, because of the relative velocity of the Earth's rotation there.
Famous potatoes, the license plates say (5 letters):
The mountain West state of Idaho is a state with a great deal of natural beauty and also a good deal of farmland. Its best-known crop, as the license plates bragged for years, is its potatoes.
The Yankees and the Mets (7 letters):
When people think of New York state, let's face it, they think of New York City. High points of the rest of the state include upstate New York's Cornell University, which has given us Carl Sagan, Bill Nye and Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Land of cactuses and spring training (7 letters):
Arizona is a very dry desert state, south of Nevada and west of New Mexico. Some major-league baseball teams train there, in what's known as the "Cactus League" (as opposed to the Grapefruit League, which is Florida's spring-training system).
Justly proud of Harvard University (13 letters):
Ask the average American which is the country's most prestigious college, and many of them will name Harvard University. It's located in Boston, Massachusetts, a city which is overall considered "the Athens of America"—a cultural capital, in other words.
Big Sky Country (7 letters):
Montana is a another Mountain West state, bordering Canada on its north and Wyoming to the south. Its natural beauty and open spaces have inspired writers like Jim Harrison, Richard Hugo, and James Crumley.
Rocky Mountain High (8 letters):
Colorado is known for its gorgeous mountains and high altitudes, although the Rocky Mountains stretch through several states. Also in Colorado, you'll find the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside Colorado Springs.
They've fired on Fort Sumter! It's war! (13 letters)
Fort Sumter was a sea fort just off Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War broke out there when the Confederacy fired on the Union garrison stationed there. The city was strongly pro-Confederacy; it was said that Charleston's citizens went out onto their second- and third-story galleries to watch the attack with approval (and drinks in hand).
State with the Twin Cities (9 letters):
Minnesota is an upper-Midwest state with a heavily Scandinavian population. Of the Twin Cities, St. Paul is technically a bit older. It started life as a fort called "Pig's Eye." Good thing they changed the name!
Little Rock and Bill Clinton (8 letters):
Arkansas isn't in the national news a great deal. That changed during Bill Clinton's candidacy and presidency, during which rumors and scandals from his years as governor there plagued him, including the Whitewater scandal and Paula Jones's lawsuit.
Bordered by eight states (9 letters):
No state in American borders more than eight others. The two that do are Tennessee and Missouri. Fittingly, one of the borders each state shares is with the other, as they're both centrally located in the Southeast.
It's not a foreign country! (9 letters)
Many New Mexicans have stories about telling fellow Americans where they are from, and being asked if they are expatriates, or need a passport to get home. New Mexico is, in truth, a state: a desert one, between Arizona and Texas.
Yet. More. Cornfields. (8 letters):
Nebraska is another agricultural powerhouse state, which, like Iowa, produces a lot of corn. Its largest city is Omaha, where value-investing whiz Warren Buffett is based, along with his longtime business partner Charlie Munger.
The Hoosier State (7 letters):
Few states have such well-known nicknames for their inhabitants as Indiana, where the residents are called "Hoosiers." This was also the name of a basketball movie from the 1980s, starring Gene Hackman, which was inspired by Indiana's love of the sport at the high-school and college levels.
Where Snooki and "the Situation" partied (9 letters):
Of course, it's New Jersey; the infamous TV show was MTV's "Jersey Shore." New Jersey is known for being a "bedroom community" for New York City, with many of its towns within commuting distance. It's also known for Princeton University (which Snooki and the Situation did not attend).
Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill (13 letters):
Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill are three of North Carolina's most important cities. Together, they make up the "Research Triangle," a region with several important research universities and closely-related private scientific companies.
Purchased from Napoleon (9 letters):
Fact check: In truth, the Louisiana Purchase involved far more land than is in present-day Louisiana. The territory in question covered parts of 15 U.S. states. However, it's the state near Texas that is inextricably linked with the Purchase, and where the influence of French culture can still be felt, especially in New Orleans.
Famous for apples (10 letters):
For a long time, when you thought of Washington State, you thought of apple orchards and little else. That's changed a lot, as Seattle has become one of America's cultural capitals, first with the grunge scene, and then with high-tech businesses headquartering there, notably Amazon.
Land of the Delta blues (11 letters):
Mississippi is the state that gave the world the Delta blues; the "Delta" in question being that of the Mississippi River. Although the state is majority white, it has the highest percentage of African Americans in any state population, at about 37 percent.
State motto: "Under God, the people rule." (12 letters)
This is the motto of South Dakota, which, despite its name, is in the northern United States. South Dakota is known for sites important to Native Americans, including that of the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890.
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Dispatches From the End of the Empire
Blasphemy in Oklahoma City: You Have The Right to be Offended
Founding Father Thomas Paine, in his book The Age of Reason, wrote, “One man’s revelation is another man’s heresy.” While it’s certain these words, written in a French Jail cell, weren’t intended for the American Republic that Paine helped inspire, they are however applicable to the current political situation we live in today. Specifically, they apply to the uproar over Satanists using the Oklahoma CitySpace Theater for a black mass.
With the exception of religious fundamentalists, and revisionist historians like David Barton, most Americans recognize that our country was founded as a secular nation, all be it one with a Christian majority. But regardless of personal religious sentiment or lack there of, the founding fathers explicitly established a secular government by ratifying the First Amendment and its establishment clause.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution enshrines certain rights including the right to speak freely, the right to practice one’s religion, or not, and the right to be free from establishment, by the state or federal government, of a religion. What the First Amendment doesn’t protect is the right to be free from offense, or to prevent hearing speech religious or otherwise that one disagrees with.
Unfortunately, some people like Phyllis Zagano seem to believe that because they have a strongly held religious belief that it should receive special protection. Additionally, that those who hold a religious belief that differs from hers, and which Phyllis finds blasphemous should not be entitled to equal protection under the law, and should explicitly be precluded from freely speaking, or exercising their religious beliefs when those beliefs and statements rise to a level that Phyllis or others find offensive.
In a recent article for the National Catholic Reporter, Phyllis tries to argue that the Constitution should protect her from having to live in a world where other people have religious beliefs and practices that differ from her own. Specifically, Phyllis wants to shut down those nasty Satanists in Oklahoma, and prevent them from exercising their First Amendment rights to freely speak and practice their religion.
http://ncronline.org/blogs/just-catholic/blasphemy-oklahoma-city
Unfortunately for Phyllis and the others like her, the First Amendment doesn’t protect her feelings, or allow her to shut down speech that she considers blasphemous, profane or heretical. In fact the First Amendment is designed to protect everyone from people exactly like Phyllis.
It’s clear from reading this article that Phyllis, like the countless other Christians, up in arms against the Satanists, don’t really understand the First or Fourteenth Amendment. Not one to let her ignorance on constitutional law prevent her from exercising her right to speech, Phyllis claims not only a right to be free from offense, but also the unique ability to determine what constitutes a legitimate religion and political speech. She asks. “Who can think Satanism is a religion?” “Who thinks a ‘black mass’ is political speech?”
Well Phyllis, to answer your question, I for one do. But I’m not alone, the United States Constitution, and a ton of legal precedent supports this belief. I, the City Manager, and countless others correctly understand that the First and Fourteenth Amendment does indeed protect what you term, “blasphemous hate speech.”
Oklahoma has anti-blaspheme laws, antiquated laws, which violate the First Amendment, by precluding people from freely exercising their right to freedom of speech and their right to freely exercise their religious beliefs. More over, anti-blaspheme laws come into conflict with the Establishment Clause, which precludes the government from showing favor for one set of religious beliefs.
While Phyllis correctly identifies Oklahoma’s blasphemy laws as being old fashioned, she fails to recognize that they are also unconstitutional and urges that they be used to prevent Satanists from freely exercising their religious beliefs, and offending her religious sensitivities, by holding a black mass where they will step on a wafer, that Phyllis believes is magical.
This is a product of what can be termed Christian Privilege.
Because the United States has a Christian majority, Christians receive significant privilege. As a result unconstitutional laws such as anti-blasphemy laws, or laws that preclude atheists from holding public office remain on the books in a number of states. However, they are unconstitutional and while still effective, are not enforced, because enforcement would be a violation of the First Amendment. That theses laws continue to remain on the books, is not a sign of their constitutionality, but only further proof that a majority of elected officials don’t care enough to vote to remove them.
Ignoring her own hypocrisy, Phyllis asks, “Why don’t Catholics get ‘equal protection of the laws’?” The answer is, they do. There is no constitutional protection to be free from speech that one considered blasphemous and hurts the sentiments of religious people.
The reason her question is hypocritical, is because she tries to use the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause, to deny equal protection of the First Amendment to people whose beliefs offend her. What Phyllis and others like her demand, is not equal protection, but the right to discriminate against others, because their words, actions, and beliefs are deemed offensive. Or more simply put, because she finds their revelations to be heretical.
If this were a question of Christians being unfairly arrested under anti-blaspheme laws, Phyllis might have a legitimate point by invoking the Fourteenth Amendment. However, this is not the case. There are no cases of Catholics being punished for blaspheme, even though I could make a good argument that Phyllis’s very statements, constitute the wonton uttering of contumelious reproach upon a religion other than Christianity, which arises to the definition of blaspheme under Oklahoma law.
The reality is that Catholics have the right to use the Oklahoma CitySpace Theater for a religious rite. Because Catholics are afforded this ability other religions get the same benefit. Included in this are religions that preach or hold positions in opposition to Catholicism. By refusing to allow other religions equal access to State facilities, Oklahoma City would be effectively violating of the First and Fourteenth Amendment.
Further to preclude speech on the basis that someone is offended would negate the very basis of the First Amendment’s right to free speech. Because the speech in question is religious in nature a preclusion on the basis that it’s offensive to other religions would also violate the free exercise and establishment clauses as well. This is a slippery slope that once started quickly ends in the United States looking like and Islamic Theocracy, with people being punished, for dissenting from the majority religious belief system, or merely saying they don’t believe in god(s).
As Paine said, “One man’s revelation is another man’s heresy,” meaning all religious speech, by its nature, is always going to be offensive to someone. Phyllis, who happens to be a member of the single largest sect of Christianity may be blind to the fact that some people find her opinions, beliefs, and religion offensive and blasphemous. But simply because her beliefs happens to be popular does not mean they receive special protections. The First Amendment was designed to prevent this type of slippery slope. Enshrined within that Amendment are a number of rights, but the right to not be offended, or to shut down speech on the basis of offense is not one of them.
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Mann Mayal – Episode 11
Tonight’s episode was much more happening than the previous few episodes and it had few emotional scenes to its credit. Ifty finally realized that he had failed to perform his duties as a son and for the first time he asked Kuki to admit her mistake. His father’s condition, everything that Salahuddin said to him in the hospital and Kuki’s crazy behavior made him realize how wrong he was. The opening scene of this episode was very emotional mainly because of Talat Hussain. It was good to see that this man finally had no reason to feel like he was a burden on people around him. All the scenes involving Talat Hussain just like the previous episodes were extremely touching. He definitely has a chemistry with all his co-stars and obviously the way he has translated this character on screen has made it likeable. The scene in which Salahuddin tells Jameel that he wasn’t needed any more was one of those scenes which convey so much in very little time. It is a fact that if parents have their children to support them then they do not need anyone else. The sudden change in Jameel’s behaviour however was very shocking. All of a sudden he is so concerned about Ifty’s father and he is so respectful and friendly towards Salahuddin. In the previous episode it seemed like he was doing it because Salahuddin was going to give him a portion of his pay but in this episode his concern seemed much more genuine. Since he was given so much screen time and is such an ‘important’ character, it would have been nice if we could have known what the reason for this sudden change in behaviour was.
Salahuddin’s conversation with Ifty’s father before he left for Hyderabad went to show how much confidence he had given Salahuddin. He has more faith in himself now and has the courage to do much more. However, it is too late now and rightly so too. Although Mannu’s decision to go back to Mikael is just another one those emotional decision which will give her more pain than happiness but everything she said to Salahuddin was spot on. Mannu tried her best to convince Salahuddin they were meant to be together but he was so sure that Mannu will be happy with Mikael. Mannu will make sure now that Salahuddin regrets that decision for the rest of his life. The fact that Mannu calls Mikael right after her meeting with Salahuddin went to show that this meeting gave her the motivation to make that phone call. In the last episode Mannu’s father announced his decision regarding Mannu’s marriage like no one could question it and let’s not forget Mikael’s insulting behaviour towards Mannu’s father. In this episode Mannu’s father did not even make an appearance, which was really strange because how could Mannu just get up and leave? Yes, she is stubborn enough to do that and no one could stop her but why did the writer and the director think there was absolutely no need to show Mannu’s father’s reaction and how Mannu managed to have things her way? If so much screen time could be wasted on useless discussions between Salahuddin and Bia then why couldn’t something logical like that be shown? Unfortunately, just like Gul-e-Rana in this drama too the parents disappear when they are not needed. Also, has Mannu decided to ‘forgive’ Mikael for everything he does wrong from now on? So was it okay for him to treat her father in such an insulting manner? These issues needed to be addressed in this episode but it was all about Mannu getting up and leaving. Mannu’s family was completely absent from tonight’s episode which was really odd. These are the same people who did everything they could to stop her from leaving the house when she wanted to go and see Salahuddin and now it is almost as if they don’t even live in the same house any more!
Mikael’s life or attitude did not change in this episode. He wants to sell Mannu’s jewelry and I have no idea how he is going to do that. I hope Mannu does not allow him to do it, trying to make your marriage work is one thing but assisting your husband in such activities cannot help a marriage in any way. Mikael’s conversation with his friend showed that he had no feelings for Mannu, she was his wife but he did not feel anything for her. Mikael’s character isn’t appealing at all, every time he comes on screen I want to fast forward his scenes. Although, there are times when even negative characters keep you glued to your TV screens but his character is definitely not one of those.
Talat Hussain was the star of the show yet again. Absolutely loved his conversations with everyone; they were poignant. Salahuddin and Mannu’s meeting was also another important development in this episode which gave the viewers an insight into Mannu’s state of mind more than anything else. Maya Ali yet again was exceptional in every scene. Bia and Salahuddin’s conversations revolving around Mannu are getting highly repetitive. Bia is not willing to accept the fact that Mannu is married and she can’t just leave that man and marry her brother! Bia’s obsession with Mannu ending up with Salahuddin has been taken overboard. Right from day one she seems more enthusiastic about this whole affair than the two people who are involved in it.
The preview of the next episode definitely gave me reason to look forward to more. I am waiting to find out what Ifty’s father left for Salahuddin.
How many of you watched this latest episode? Don’t forget to share your thoughts about it. If you missed it, watch it on http://www.dramasonline.com
Zahra Mirza
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Police: Pay
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the percentage change in (a) police officers and (b) prison officers pay in Northern Ireland was in each of the last six years. [161556]
Paul Goggins: Annual percentage increases in basic pay for police officers in the Police Service for Northern Ireland and prison officers in Northern Ireland Prison Service in each of the last six years are shown in the following table.
Police officers Prison officers
(1) The 2007 police pay negotiations have yet to be concluded.
(2) 2.0 + 1.5 per cent. efficiency award.
Territorial Waters: Northern Ireland
Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what responsibility for the eco-systems in and around the territorial waters of Northern Ireland are (a) devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive and (b) retained competences for the United Kingdom Government; and what the geographical boundary is of the division of responsibility between the Executive and the UK Government in respect of (i) those lochs whose waters have outlets to the sea and (ii) those lochs and other waters whose shores are shared with the Republic of Ireland. [155824]
Paul Goggins: Answering this question has proved a complex task because responsibility crosses the devolved and reserved boundaries. Unfortunately it will not be possible to provide a comprehensive answer before the end of the Parliamentary Session, so I will write to the hon. Member once all the information is available explaining the position in detail.
I will place a copy of the letter in the Library.
Andrew Mackinlay: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland when he expects to reply to question 155824, on Northern Ireland territorial waters, tabled by the hon. Member for Thurrock on 5 October for answer on 8 October. [161332]
Paul Goggins: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave today.
29 Oct 2007 : Column 609W
Departments: Manpower
Mrs. May: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many civil servants work for her in her role as Minister for Women and Equality, broken down by grade; what the pay bands are for each of the grades; how many civil service posts were created at the time that the Government Equalities Office was established; what the budget is of the new Government Equalities Office; and when she will publish a business plan for the new Office. [159424]
Barbara Follett: The Government Equalities Office currently has a staff complement of 72.95 full-time equivalents.
Excluded from this figure is a small team of nine legal advisers who work alongside the GEO and the director general who has senior oversight of the GEO alongside other responsibilities. There are also 12 staff working at the Women's National Commission.
The breakdown of staff by grade is shown in the following table.
GEO Number
HEO(D)
The breakdown for WNC is based on permanent civil servants post. This does not include unpaid interns.
No new posts were created when the Government Equalities Office was established. The tables show the pay bands for each grade. The budget has yet to be agreed and will be laid before Parliament for approval as part of the winter supplementary estimates exercise. The Government Equalities Office will not be publishing a business plan for this financial year, but preparations are being made to develop one for 2008-09.
Departments: Marketing
Mrs. May: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what the cost was of creating signs for ministerial offices displaying the Government Equality Office's name. [159422]
Barbara Follett: No costs have been incurred in the creation of signage for the Government Equality Office's name.
Mrs. May: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what the total cost was of the establishment of the Government Equalities Office; and what the costs were of (a) relocation and (b) rebranding (i) signs, (ii) stationery and (iii) official publications. [159423]
Barbara Follett: The Government Equalities Office was formed by staff from existing teams based in the Department for Communities and Local Government. Budget estimates for the new office will be laid before Parliament in the normal manner and will be included in the winter supplementaries.
No relocation costs have been incurred in respect to the new Government Equalities Office. An interim logo was produced. The cost for this was £1,300. This resulted in a logo available in several formats for print and online use, as well as in Welsh. Some minimal staff time has been used in adapting computer logos to print new letter heads and new compliment slips. There has been no additional publication or signage costs.
Departments: Official Visits
David Simpson: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality on how many occasions she has visited each region in an official capacity in the last 12 months. [158926]
Barbara Follett: Since my appointment as Minister for Equality in July 2007, my official visits have been as follows:
In my capacity as Minister for the East of England, I have visited the east of England on five occasions.
Domestic Violence: Advisory Services
Mrs. May: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many independent domestic violence advisers were employed in each year since 1997, broken down by region; what indicators the Government use to assess their effectiveness; and what assessment she has made of their performance based on those indicators. [161437]
Barbara Follett: Every one of the 64 Specialist Domestic Violence Courts provides support to victims via an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor service (comprising at least one IDVA). As there is a wide range of work patterns across the 64 areas, we do not have precise employment numbers; we prefer to focus on ensuring delivery of a service that holistically supports individuals who are victims of domestic violence. By autumn of this year, there were 130 Government-funded graduates or students on the accredited training for Independent Domestic Violence Advisers, with a further 75 Government-funded places in the spring 2008.
In 2006-07 the Home Office provided £1.85 million funding to support Specialist Domestic Violence Courts including Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs). In 2007-08, the Ministry of Justice has secured £3 million to contribute towards the Independent Domestic Violence Advisors services supporting the existing 64 Specialist Domestic Violence Courts and for services outside these areas, with a commitment to ongoing funding.
A review of the original Specialist Domestic Violence Courts, selected in 2005-06, (which will include the specific contribution of the Independent Domestic Violence Advisors) is being undertaken at the moment which will be disseminated in November. Part of this review will include a quantitative data analysis of all Specialist Domestic Violence Courts. The review will examine what success looks like for Specialist Domestic Violence Courts in terms of criminal justice and safety measures. Based on the findings of the review, local areas will be advised on how they can measure performance, but we do not plan to have any national performance indicators.
In addition to Specialist Domestic Violence Courts, IDVAs are also integral to the success of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences. These conferences are the cornerstone of our approach to the safety of victims of domestic violence through the agreement of safety plans for identified high risk victims. Early data from those areas which have been trained in Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference are promising with significant reductions in repeat victimisation, not least due to the work of Independent Domestic Violence Advisors who often carry out over 80 per cent. of the actions agreed at the conference.
Jo Swinson: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what the gender pay gap is (a) nationally, (b) by region and (c) by constituency. [157754]
Barbara Follett: The gender pay gap figures are based on median full-time hourly earnings (excluding overtime) in 2006 derived from the Annual Survey of Hourly Earnings (ASHE). The data on earnings are reported by place of residence (rather than place of work).
(a) Nationally
£ per hour Gap (percentage)
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Company vans update
Newsletter issue - December 2018
A charge to income tax will generally arise if a company van is made available, by reason of the employment, to an employee or to a member of his or her family or household. It must be made available without a transfer of ownership from the employer to the employee. Since 2016/17, when the £8,500 earnings threshold for most benefits-in-kind was abolished, the charge applies regardless of the employee's earnings rate. The charge will however, be proportionately reduced if the van is only available for part of a tax year or if there is shared use of the van. The taxable amount of the van benefit may also be reduced by any payments made by the employee for private use.
Under the Government's new timetable, any changes to tax rates, allowances and benefits are now generally announced in conjunction with the Autumn Budget each year. This approach is designed to allow employers time to make the necessary changes to payroll systems in advance of the start of the new tax year.
In relation to company vans, the 2018 Autumn Budget announced that, from 6 April 2019, the flat-rate van benefit charge will increase from £3,350 to £3,430, representing a small increase in real terms to a basic rate taxpayer of £16 a year. In addition, the flat-rate van fuel benefit charge will increase from £633 to £655 from 6 April 2019.
Zero emission vans
Between 2010/11 and 2014/15, there was no charge for zero emission vans. However, this exemption is now being phased out gradually between April 2015 and April 2022 such that from 2022-23, the full van benefit charge will apply to zero-emission vans.
Between April 2015 and April 2018 a rate of 20% of the van benefit charge for vans which emit CO2 applied to zero-emission vans. The reduction for the current and future years is set as follows:
2018/19 - 40% of van benefit
From 2022/23, the van benefit charge for zero emission vans will be 100% of the van benefit charge for conventionally fuelled vans.
Whilst the nil benefit change on vans is gradually being phased out, the Government continues to offer other tax incentives to promote greener travel. Autumn Budget 2018 announced that the period for which 100% first-year allowances (FYAs) are available to businesses for expenditure on plant or machinery for electric vehicle charging points, is to be extended. 100% FYAs will be available for expenditure incurred on or after 23 November 2016 up to and including 31 March 2023 for corporation tax purposes and 5 April 2023 for income tax purposes. The relief is subject to certain conditions, in particular, the expenditure must be on plant that is 'unused and not second-hand'.
Given the tax incentives currently available, businesses thinking of buying or changing vans may wish to consider the options for electric, or types of zero emission, vehicles.
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Maritime Transport
Security assurance is crucial in all industries especially in sectors dealing with importation and exportation of goods. In maritime transport industry security is critical since it deals with movement of goods from all over the world. Globalization has brought not only positive effects but has also caused several insecurity issues, especially those related to terrorism. According to Barnes and Oloruntoba, security is an essential factor in maritime transport industry, which is an integral part of international trade. Maritime security in the US became a critical issue after September 11 terrorism attack. Security measures were formulated and implemented in global ports with the aim of ensuring safety during movement of goods across borders. Barnes & Oloruntoba and Peterson & Treat acknowledge that the US has been actively involved in the promotion of security through implementation of trade programs, especially in seaports of North America and in any other seaport that is connected to America directly or indirectly.
Security Issues in Maritime Transport
The increased number of terrorist attacks in the world compelled global governments to tighten their security programs especially at the border zones. Transport sector in particular has strengthened its security programs due to increased vulnerability to terrorist activities. Shipping sector is usually vulnerable to piracy attacks as well to other security issues that affect this sector directly. According to Barnes & Oloruntoba and OECD, risk factors affecting maritime transport can be grouped into three categories of cargo risk factors, vessel risk factors, and people risk factors.
Cargo Risk Factors
Shipping containers are in most cases used in transportation of non-bulk cargo. These containers are uniform in their appearance. This causes a security risk during the movement of goods as it is easy to use these containers for the transportation of illegal cargo. According to OECD, shipping containers pose a security risk since they can be used for transportation of weapon of mass destruction from one country to another. The concern is that criminals and especially terrorists transport dangerous weapons in containers using services of legitimate shipping companies, hence lowering suspicions about the cargo. These dangerous weapons may be nuclear, biological, or chemical in nature. Containers from legitimate shipping companies are rarely examined hence making maritime transport vulnerable to shipment of illegal cargo. In addition, these containers can become centers for criminal activities where terrorists use them as homes when planning an attack on a country. An example provided by OECD informs that in 2001 a container passing through the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro was found to have residential facilities and other suspicious equipment that were used by a suspicious man.
Moreover, cargo containers are often used to smuggle people from country to country. These people may be illegal immigrants, terrorists, or slaves who are being transported to be sold in another country. As mentioned earlier, illegal movement of goods is easier in maritime transport since containers from legitimate shipping companies are not checked to ascertain the nature of these goods.
Furthermore, containers pose a security threat as they can be used to ship illegal goods such as drugs and contraband products. Drug syndicates have cleverly used shipment containers to transport their illegal goods thus increasing trade of drugs across countries.
Another maritime criminal activity is the theft of valuable cargoes from ports. Criminals may conspire with seaport employees to steal high-value cargoes. This form of crime involves a network of individuals who work together to ensure that cargoes bypass normal checking procedures. These criminals empty these cargoes in a way that it is not easy to realize that containers have been opened.
Furthermore, shipping containers can be used to transport hazardous products such as chemicals and explosive materials that pose a great security risk if they explode. Though these containers are handled with care, sometimes accidents occur leading to explosions that might cause death and severe injuries to individuals. Additionally, bulk cargoes can also explode since they carry highly explosive products such as crude oils and natural gas.
Transportation of highly flammable products can be a target for terrorists who can use these cargoes as explosives in attacking their enemies. Some compounds such as ammonium nitrate are safe products. However, terrorists can open such a cargo and add some other compounds such as fuel oil to create powerful explosives that can be detonated upon arrival at the port.
Vessels Risk Factors
Vessels are used to ship cargoes, and hence it is right to say that they pose similar risks like terrorist attacks and transportation of hazardous materials. According to OECD, terrorists can use vessels in the execution of their attacks on enemy camps along the coastal strip. This is to say that vessels can act as weapons in terrorist attacks, just like war jets. Moreover, vessels can be used to attack other vessels thus posing a greater security risk in maritime transport industry.
However, vessels are used to collect revenues and to register illegal movements such as those of al-Qaida. Piracy is a common crime in maritime transport industry whereby pirates hijack vessels with the aim of getting money by demanding ransom for abducted vessel crew. These funds are in most cases used to finance terrorist attacks. Piracy is a widespread form of maritime crime that goes beyond national borders. Moreover, pirates have been known to attack vessels and demand for huge sums of ransom. These pirates can also board ships and take hostages of the crew either with the aim of stealing high-value cargoes or demanding for ransom from hostages’ governments. OECD also asserts that piracy can lead to assaults and death of crew members, hence posing a great security threat in maritime transport industry.
Furthermore, pirates can take full ownership of hijacked vessels and use them as money making ventures, where they rename them as new vessels and use them to transport cargo. These renamed vessels according to OECD are mostly known as ‘ghost’ vessels. ‘Ghost’ vessels make huge profits through engaging in commercial shipments, whereby once the ship is loaded with cargo, it takes goods to another destination for sale. These ‘ghost’ ships are continually renamed and repainted to make it difficult to trace them and to be able to use them to steal cargo by posing them as genuine commercial vessels. This cycle repeats itself, therefore, making it a responsibility of merchants to ensure that they scrutinize vessels before using them to transport their cargoes.
People as Risk Factors
From the above discussion about cargo and vessel risk factors, it is clear that people are involved in creation of these risks. Firstly, vessel crew is usually targeted by terrorists as well as pirates with the aim of attacking and making money respectively. Secondly, pirates who pose as seafarers use vessels to support their terrorist attacks as well as money making activities. These pirates manage to board on ships using fake documents. Therefore, pirates and terrorists create a security threat for maritime industry since it is difficult to trace these criminals. Moreover, some crew recruitment agencies contribute to a security risk in maritime transport industry when they fail to scrutinize backgrounds of candidates applying as seafarers. This creates loopholes in recruitment systems, which make it is easy for pirates, terrorists, and other criminals to pose as seafarers.
Apart from vessel, cargo, and people risk factors, there are additional factors that pose a challenge to maritime transport security. According to Barnes and Oloruntoba, there is a great security concern that is brought about by poor ship registration procedures that allow registration and ownership of ships by suspicious people. OECD also recognizes that lack of transparency, anonymity of ownership as well as less strict registration procedures give way for criminals such as pirates and terrorists to own vessels and hence threaten maritime transport systems. Barnes Oloruntoba and King further ascertain that current international registration system of ships is so porous that terrorist can own ships under anonymity terms. Funds collected from cargo transportation using terrorists’ ships are then used by terrorists to fund their attacks in enemy territories. This presents a great security concern since terrorist do not necessarily have to use their ships as weapons, but can instead use them to make money for funding attacks. This, therefore, calls for the revision of ship registration procedures to make the identities of owners known.
Another source of risk is a common assumption that sea is an area that cannot easily be governed by policies and regulations. This assumption has led to insufficient implementation of policies that govern international maritime transport industry. This is a critical issue considering the increased levels of piracy attacks at sea. There are several geographical areas that are well known for piracy attacks.
Another risk factor is the disruption of trade during terrorist and piracy attacks. According to OECD, terrorist attacks threaten economic growth since damages caused create a strain on the national budget as well as on individuals’ budgets. Maritime transport is a crucial part of both national and international economies and, therefore, attacks by terrorist in this sector have crippling effects on the economy. Disruption of trade directly disrupts the economy and hence leads to economic losses. Furthermore, costs of renewing destroyed infrastructure will slow down economic growth.
Disagreements between port management and their employees are another source of risk in maritime transport industry. According to OECD, these disagreements disrupt trade and travel, which in turn affects the economy due to losses incurred during lock-outs.
Economic Impacts of Security Issues in Maritime Transport
September 11 attacks in the US compelled both national and international authorities to put in place security measures to counter future terrorist attacks. These measures range from policies to restructuring of security systems. Focus on maritime transport security was strengthened whereby international community came up with a maritime transport security strategy that would cover tracking of vessels, authentication of ship crew, security of ships and ports, and the screening of containerized cargo. US government also came up with voluntary security packages to be implemented in maritime transport systems.
Besides the International Maritime Organization (IMO) security package mentioned above, US government has put in place other security measures to ensure maritime security at American ports as well as in other ports, that are directly or indirectly linked to the US. These security measures include the United Sates Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, United States 96-hour advance notification of arrival, Post-9/11 Cargo Security Legislation, Department of State crew visa requirements, United States 24-hour advance manifest rule, and voluntary security programs such as Container Security Initiative (CSI) and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). All the above security measures present some economic impacts that are in form of financial resources as well as flow of goods and services across borders.
Economic impact of security in maritime transport industry is two-fold. Firstly, costs associated with the implementation of security measures at ports will have impact on the economy. Secondly, losses incurred during attacks in maritime transport systems will affect both national and international trade and travel. According to the National Strategy for Maritime Security: Maritime Commerce Security Plan of 2005 and OECD, any seaport closure due to security concerns could cost the US millions or even billions of dollars. This would in turn affect global maritime trade hence affecting growth of global economies.
According to Barnes and Oloruntoba, security threats to maritime transport lower investment rates in countries hence leading to considerable drops in GDP. For example, threat of terrorism attacks in the US after 9/11 attacks led to a slight drop in GDP, since some investors had withdrawn their businesses from the country. Terrorism threats also affect the flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) across countries.
Another impact is the disruption of trade supply chain by terrorist attacks that leads to the disruption of flow of goods across borders. In addition, this disruption affects business confidence since investors will be hesitant to invest in such high risk business ventures. This effect is felt globally whereby economies depending largely on maritime transport incur some losses. These attacks also cause environmental pollution, which in turn affect the economy due to allocation of funds to mitigate pollution effects. In addition, loss of crew, cargo, and ships due to piracy attacks leads to slower growth of the economy, since it takes time to recover costs of lost cargo and vessels. Moreover, the loss of ship crew affects the labor force negatively. Reconstruction of ports that have been destroyed by terrorist attacks requires billions of USD since estimated construction costs of a 16 ha container terminal are above 32 million USD.
Thirdly, closures of ports due to terrorist attacks or disagreements between port management and employees lead to huge economic losses on the part of businessmen, who deal with transportation of perishable cargo. This is because delays in docking of vessels leads to spoiling of such cargoes. Moreover, more costs will be incurred due to changing of the course of vessels to other ports or due to using air transport, which is more expensive as compared to maritime transport. King also acknowledges that closure of ports in the United States due to terrorist attacks would slow down activities in the port for about 3 months during which huge economic losses of around USD 50 billion will be incurred.
Furthermore, security threats in maritime transport lead to short term costs emanating from uncertainties on investment and consumer behavior. In this case, insurance costs rise, thus increasing the cost of doing business. This is a double sided effect, where on one hand insurance companies gain huge profits because of increased premium rates, wile, on the other hand, shipping merchants may experience decreased levels of returns in business due to high insurance premiums imposed on them.
Cases of insecurity in maritime transport will also indirectly affect other industrial sectors such as the hospitality, tourism industry, and the air travel industry. According to Barnes and Oloruntoba, terrorist attacks affect operations of other industrial sectors within a country since businessmen become hesitant to invest in terrorist prone regions. In addition to this loss of business confidence, people will be afraid to travel in high risk areas and hence travel sector, hospitality sector, and tourism sector will be negatively affected due to reduced number of passengers.
Moreover, installation of highly effective security infrastructures such as vessel tracking and cargo inspection systems is quite expensive. This will, therefore, require the government to allocate extra financial resources for maintaining these security infrastructures.Consequently, economic growth will be slowed due to the increased government expenditure. These increased security costs, according to Peterson and Treat, present an unclear issue about whose responsibility it is to take care of all security inspection costs: is it importers or exporters.
Relying on OECD/ITF it can be said that the implementation of security management strategies in maritime security can bring about positive economic impact e.g. the reduction of damages associated with terrorist attacks. The argument presented is that increased security efficiency leads to increased commercial activities. However, these assumptions are yet to be proven. Additionally, security requirements in smaller ports have been found to result in high fixed costs, which negatively affect operations of such ports.
Shipping industry is a crucial part of international trade since it involves transportation of goods and services across borders. Therefore, security assurance in maritime transport systems is essential in ensuring that the shipment of goods is not interrupted. From the above discussion, it is clear that there are several risks that raise concern in maritime transport security. These risk factors are posed by cargo, vessels, and people. Risk factors associated with cargo and vessels include piracy, terrorist attacks, smuggling of people and illegal drugs as well as transport of hazardous materials. On the other hand, people act as risk factors when they are involved in execution of criminal activities such as piracy, terrorism, and drug trafficking. These security risks call for implementation of effective security measures, which include policies and programs aimed at preventing piracy and terrorism attacks in maritime transport systems. In the US voluntary programs as well as legislations have been implemented with the aim of improving security in shipping industry. However, these security measures bring along several costs that impact the economy negatively. These economic impacts include disruption of the supply chain of goods, lowered GDP due to damages to basic transport infrastructures such as ports, increased economic expenses, and loss of business confidence leading to lower investment rates. It is, therefore, highly recommended that a cost-benefit analysis is performed in order to reveal real economic gains associated with implementing effective security measures in maritime transport industry.
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by Chris Dovi
Photo by Doug Buerlein, courtesy Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital
If only bubbles came in a prescription strength, the doctors and nurses at the new Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department would have the power to cure just about anything. "It's sort of like practicing medicine in a preschool environment sometimes," says Dr. William Lennarz, the hospital's chief medical officer for pediatrics, as a nurse applies a soothing cloud of bubbles to the air around 14-month-old Emma Price.
With a mile-wide grin, the little girl reaches to catch the shimmery spheres. Forgotten is the large gauze bandage covering a wound to her right earlobe — a "brother incident," according to her mom, Pamela Berry — that will require sutures. Before September, Emma's care likely would have been administered in an emergency-room bay next to someone much older. "Before we were separated, we shared everything with the adults," says Dr. Frank Petruzella, who works in the pediatric ER at St. Mary's. "You could have an infant being triaged in the same room with an adult with a behavioral issue. It was very stressful."
While this latest effort might suggest a step away from Bon Secours' support for a stand-alone, comprehensive children's hospital, it's part of a broader strategy, says Lennarz. Even with a dedicated children's hospital, some services, like emergency and neonatal intensive care, likely would remain at the region's full-service hospitals, he says. And kids, he adds, simply have very different needs at all levels of emergency care. Though no time frame is set, Lennarz says, Bon Secours may consider similar kid-centric ER facilities at St. Francis in Chesterfield County and at Memorial Regional in Hanover.
The new facility at St. Mary's is part of a $12 million project that also included renovation to the adult emergency department next door and the creation of a similar specialty ER for geriatric patients.
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Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Moana” is Another Good Disney Film
In general, Disney makes good films. And Moana is another in a line of pretty awesome movies that the company has been releasing recently. I feel like lately Disney has been breaking down its own cliches in an extremely on-the-nose, yet strangely refreshing way. First there was Frozen which essentially tore down its “Disney Princess”…
May 6, 2017 in Movie Review, Saturday Morning Cartoons.
A Bomb in the Lasagna: Well, “Rogue One” is Still the Best Prequel.
One of the jokes I keep seeing circulated around about Rogue One is that it’s plot can be described as thus: pew pew pew pew, blam whoosh kaboom. As far as synopses go, it’s not too far off the mark. There’s no doubt about it, Rogue One is an action spectacular, presenting the viewer a vista of…
January 4, 2017 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Movie Review.
Second Breakfast: A Mythology for America
I’ve been in the desert. The New Mexican desert. I don’t know about y’all, but this scenery makes me think of one thing and one thing alone: the cowboy movie. I’m not basing this on any sort of well-researched fact or collection of statistical data, but I’m willing to bet all my prestige and credibility…
June 5, 2016 in Second Breakfast.
Second Breakfast Slays Dragons and Has No Fun Doing It
As I said earlier, I recently made the dubious decision to spend all of April watching and reviewing terrible fantasy movies from the 1980s. Let’s be honest with each other; this cannot and will not have any effect—negative or positive—on my readership, so while the toll it’s taken on me is, indeed, noteworthy, I’m not…
April 10, 2016 in Movie Review, Second Breakfast.
A Bomb in the Lasagna: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Of the infamous Star Wars prequel trilogy, George Lucas has often said that the three movies were like poetry, each film rhyming with its equivalent in the original trilogy. With all due respect to Mr. Lucas (who seems a thoroughly decent fellow), the claims to cinematic rhyme fit better on The Force Awakens than the trilogy he wrote and directed. The Force…
December 23, 2015 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Movie Review.
A Bomb in the Lasagna: An Ode to “Star Wars” Hype
At the time I publish this, I– and likely some of you as well– am a day away from seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and that’s almost too much to believe. I mean, it feels like we as a movie watching public have been talking about this movie forever at this point, and in a sense…
December 16, 2015 in A Bomb in the Lasagna.
A Bomb in the Lasagna: A Case For Fanboys (the 2009 Movie and the Broadly Defined Concept)
In the past two weeks, I’ve found myself feeling something I thought I’d never feel again: excitement for a new Star Wars movie. With the release of the newest trailer, I have been cruising at maximum Star Wars hype, a feeling I have a deep fear will be whisked away again. Obviously, this rekindling of unexpected emotions called…
April 29, 2015 in A Bomb in the Lasagna, Movie Review.
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A Dialogical Conversation: A Response to the Responses
Nira Yuval-Davis
I have found all three responses to my article fascinating and thought-provoking. Of course, these three chapters are much more than mere responses — each in their own way, to a lesser or greater degree, has taken my paper as a point of departure to reflect upon the related ideas of the politics of belonging, intersectionality and transversal politics, as well as to tell the stories of the fascinating women and women’s groups they have been working with. I find that even when seemingly the writers do not agree with what I have written (or sometimes the way they interpret what I’ve written), there is a basic agreement and a shared perspective with them all.
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CRDA draws up plan to pool funds for Amaravati
The new means of fund raising will help the CRDA to raise another Rs 14, 250 crore over the next three years and keep the project up and going.Sribala Vadlapatla | TNN | June 05, 2017, 13:00 IST
HYDERABAD: The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) has come up with a finance plan to bridge the gap between the actual requirement of funds for the construction of the upcoming capital Amaravati and available resources. As against the total estimate of Rs 58,000 crore required over a period of 20 years, the CRDA has been able to pool only Rs 14,200 crore till now. The new means of fund raising will help the CRDA to raise another Rs 14, 250 crore over the next three years and keep the project up and going.
The new means of raising funds include building infrastructure through the PPP model, Lease Rental Discounting (LRD), Equity Funding (Government to Government), Collective Investment Fund (CIF) and Bonds.
For the phase one projects to be taken up in the next five years, PPP models for utilities (power, water) are being explored.The CRDA has already conducted workshops with the relevant players to understand the interest and requirements of the market.
The second option is (LRD).This mode of funding is being explored for the construction of heads of department buildings and employee housing within the government complex and also the Seed Capital Area (SCA). Equity Funding (Government to Government) fund is being explored as cost effective means of raising equity capital which can have a long term investment plan and focus on cash-flow generating social infrastructure.
The CIF is aimed at retail investors with land as collateral and management fees paid to the CRDA. Development can include residential, commercial, retail as well as social infrastructure. This would be aimed at longer term land monetization (post the 5th year). According to sources, the CRDA is planning to mobilize the funding immediately through these sources.
Bonds are yet another source of raising funds. The CRDA has the permission of the government to raise bonds worth Rs2,000 crore through Masala bonds and is also in the process of engaging a merchant banker as advisor for the issue of bonds. Masala bonds are those that are issued outside India but denominated in Indian rupees instead of the currency of that country The estimates show that in the first three years itself, Rs 32, 000 crore would be required for the construction of Amaravati.The Rs 14,200 crore that is in the CRDA 's kitty at present has been raised through loan from World Bank and Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) and funds from the centre. Of the total Rs 32,000 crore needed over the next three years, Rs 10, 816 crore would be for creating infrastructure and Rs 4,967 crore for construction of roads.
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Fred Merkle
Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle
Born: 12 / 20 / 1888 at Watertown, WI (USA)
Died: 3 / 2 / 1956 at Daytona Beach, FL (USA)
This article was written by Trey Strecker
Due to a single base-running blunder on September 23, 1908, Fred Merkle became known by such unflattering epithets as "Bonehead," "Leather Skull," and "Ivory Pate." Those who knew the right-handed cleanup hitter, however, described him as a "gentleman and scholar" and "voracious reader"; in fact, teammate Chief Meyers called him "the smartest man on the club." Baseball Magazine described the 6'1", 190 pound Merkle as "a hard hitter who usually delivers in the pinches" and "the most finished fielder in his league," but what really set him apart from other first basemen was his ability as a base runner. One of the few Deadball Era players who routinely slid head-first, Merkle "was not what one could call a very fast man on a sprint," wrote John McGraw, "but he was adept at stealing third. He never started unless he had the right lead, and once he started he rarely missed."
The son of Ernest, a German immigrant, and Amalie (Thilghman) Merkle, Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle was born on December 20, 1888, in Watertown, Wisconsin. Fred grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he went to school and earned regional recognition as a star halfback in football and fastball pitcher in baseball, playing under the Americanized name he had adopted, Frederick Charles Merkle. He pitched for semipro teams in Toledo starting in 1905 and tried out with Newark in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League in 1906. Later that season Fred signed to play third base with Tecumseh in the South Michigan League but was quickly shifted to first base. Returning to Tecumseh in 1907, the 18-year-old Merkle batted .271 and led the league with six home runs, prompting his purchase by the New York Giants for $2,500. Making his major-league debut on September 21, Fred appeared in 15 games and batted .255.
Fred played in 38 games in 1908, but he is most remembered for the one game in which he appeared in the starting lineup. On September 23, in the final two weeks of a sweltering National League pennant race between the Giants, Cubs, and Pirates, Merkle substituted at first base for the injured Fred Tenney. In the bottom of the ninth at the Polo Grounds, the Giants and Cubs were tied, 1-1. With two out and Moose McCormick on first base, Merkle drove a long single into the right-field corner, sending McCormick to third. The next batter, shortstop Al Bridwell, lined Jack Pfiester's offering up the middle, knocking umpire Bob Emslie from his feet. When McCormick scored the would-be winning run, the fans at the Polo Grounds went wild and swarmed onto the diamond.
According to his own affidavit, Merkle was about 15 feet from second base when he veered towards the clubhouse in center field. Chicago center-fielder Artie Hofman had fielded Bridwell's hit and thrown the ball to second-baseman Johnny Evers, but somehow Giants pitcher Joe McGinnity came up with the ball and lobbed it deep into the crowd.
While Evers was trying to recover Hofman's throw, Merkle claims he returned to second base and stood there while the Cubs protested. He remained there until Christy Mathewson came along and said, "Come on, let's go to the clubhouse. Emslie said he would not allow the claim." Evers, who eventually found another ball somewhere, clamored for the attention of home-plate umpire Hank O'Day, claiming that Merkle had failed to touch second. O'Day called Merkle out on a force play. Judging that the spectators couldn't be cleared from the field to allow play to resume, O'Day declared the game a tie, a decision that was upheld on appeal. "Merkle was careless, to be sure," wrote Baseball Magazine, "but withal, he did only what many others had done without suffering criticism."
Arguably Merkle's "boner" cost the Giants the 1908 pennant, though McGraw always defended him, pointing out that his team had lost a dozen other games that it should have won that season. Nonetheless the misplay continued to haunt Merkle, who batted only .191 without a single home run in 79 games the next season. "Listen to them hoot," he reportedly said to the manager. "You're making a mistake to keep me here. They don't want me." McGraw replied, "I wish I had more players like you. Don't pay any attention to those weathercocks. They'll be cheering you the next time you make a good play." McGraw's patience was rewarded in 1910 when Merkle replaced Tenney and batted .292 with 70 RBI as the Giants regular first baseman and cleanup hitter. The next year he batted .283 with career highs in home runs (12), RBI (84), and stolen bases (49), finishing seventh in the Chalmers Award voting. One of his dozen homers was reportedly "the longest four-base hit ever seen on the Cincinnati grounds."
Merkle enjoyed his finest season in 1912 when he batted a career-high .309 with 11 home runs, 84 RBI, and 37 stolen bases. In Game Eight of that year's World Series against the Boston Red Sox, however, he figured in another luckless play. Fred was poised to be the hero when his single in the top of the 10th inning scored Red Murray from second to give the Giants the lead. The bottom half began with Fred Snodgrass' infamous muff in center field, allowing pinch-hitter Clyde Engle to reach second base. After Harry Hooper flied out and Steve Yerkes walked, Tris Speaker hit a high foul near the first-base coach's box. Though most observers agreed that it was his ball, Merkle backed away when Mathewson called for the catcher, Meyers, to make the catch. The ball fell to the ground, giving Speaker another chance, and this time he slashed a long single to right that started the Sox's winning rally. In New York, the headlines the next day read "Bonehead Merkle Does It Again."
Performing well as the regular first baseman through 1915, Merkle was batting an uncharacteristic .237 when the Giants traded him to the Brooklyn Robins for catcher Lew McCarty in August 1916. Filling in at first base for the injured Jake Daubert, Fred played in 23 games for Brooklyn down the stretch and got into three games during the 1916 World Series. When Chicago Cubs first-baseman Vic Saier broke his leg early in 1917, the Robins sold Merkle to Chicago for $3,500. He remained in the Cubs starting lineup for three years, playing in another World Series in 1918. Though he was only 31 years old, Merkle's National League career ended in 1920, after which he put up consistently huge numbers in four years as the first baseman for Rochester of the International League.
After the 1924 season, in which Merkle batted .351 and slammed 22 home runs, The Sporting News reported that Rochester manager George Stallings was willing to trade his star first baseman to the New York Yankees as back-up insurance for Wally Pipp but expected young Louis Gehrig in return. In June 1925 the Yankees did acquire Merkle, but they elected to hold on to Gehrig and part with $6,000 instead. Fred remained as a coach and occasional player through 1926, when he became a member of his sixth losing World Series team. After the season the Yankees released him to make room for his former Giants teammate Art Fletcher as the head coach. Merkle started the 1927 season as player-manager of Reading in the International League but was dismissed in June after playing in only 38 games. Two years later he managed the team from his new hometown of Daytona, but his tenure was short-lived: one day a player referred to him as a bonehead; Merkle walked off the diamond and never returned.
Over the course of his career, Merkle saved enough of his baseball earnings to move to Daytona Beach, Florida, and purchase a farm where he raised fruit crops. The Depression hit him hard and he was forced to work on a WPA county bridge project until his fortunes picked up after World War II, when he became a partner in a firm that manufactured fishing lures. Though Fred shunned reporters, who usually only wanted to ask him about his bonehead play, he was a regular at Daytona Beach Islanders games and baseball clinics. Merkle spent his retirement playing bridge, golf, and chess. Above average at all three games, Fred was a fixture at the bridge table with McGraw and Mathewson during his years with the Giants, and he was also one of the first active ballplayers to make a serious hobby of golf. On March 2, 1956, in Daytona Beach, the 67-year-old Merkle was out shopping when he became ill, asked for his pills, lay down, and died.
NOTE: An earlier version of this biography appeared in Tom Simon, ed., Deadball Stars of the National League (Washington, D. C.: Brassey's Inc., 2004).
Related link: Click here to download the SABR Deadball Era Research Committee's September 2008 newsletter, a special 100th anniversary edition focused on the Merkle Game (PDF)
Anderson, David. More Than Merkle. University of Nebraska, 2000.
Graham, Frank. The New York Giants. Putnam, 1952.
Kofoed, J. C. "The Most Unfortunate Man in Baseball." Baseball Magazine. March, 1915.
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Hasanlu’s Lovers: a kiss 2,800 years long
Pavel 15 Mar 2019
Teppe Hasanlu, in northwestern Iran, is a famous archaeological site of a city that was excavated in 10 seasons between 1956 and 1974 by a team from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania and the Metropolitan Museum.
Over the years many findings of great historical value have been discovered, including a couple called “The Lovers”, which symbolizes eternal love.
There are some very rare cases in which burials are occupied by two people, often due to catastrophic events such as wars or natural disasters. The two skeletons of Hasanlu, in Iran, are part of this narrow category, and have become famous in the world because of their kiss, made eternal precisely by the position in which the two unknown protagonists found their death.
The skeleton on the right is lying on its back, and dental evidence suggest this was a boy, possibly 19-22 years of age, while the skeleton on the left has been aged to about 30-35 years.
Archaeologists speculate that the two lovers have taken refuge to escape from the flames of the city set on fire, and that they are dead, asphyxiated by smoke, in this position. The skull of one of the two skeletons is evidently broken, but the hole is the result of the excavation operations and not of traumas suffered by the man still alive.
The Hasanlu Lovers were found by a team from the University of Pennsylvania led by Robert Dyson in 1972, and since then the photograph of the two skeletons has represented one of the most cited to represent a symbol of “eternal” love. On some sites it has been reported that the skeletons are 6,000 years old, but the dating to carbon 14 operated by the University of Pennsylvania places them in about 800 BC.
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by Heather in Excerpt, NaNo, Star Voyage Tags: Alexander, Carlisle, Julian, Robin-m, Schuyler
So… my group has arrived at the colony of Anchorage and what they find is pretty unexpected.
They were in the middle of a field, but it was clear this wasn’t just any field. Stones dotted the field, spreading out in all directions.
“This… looks like a graveyard,” Julian said, his voice soft. He looked at Calleigh, who frowned. “Have you ever seen so many headstones?”
“No,” she said, her voice soft. She turned to Alexander and said, “I want you to compare the names on the stones to the last census from the colony. See if… there’s anyone who isn’t accounted for.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Alexander said. He glanced at Robin, who nodded. Then, he heaved a sigh of relief and drew out his datapad. He walked away, heading towards the far corner of the field. Chewing at his lip, Robin fell into step behind him.
“What do you suppose happened here?” Robin asked as Alexander began checking the names on the stones against the ones in the last census of the colony. As far as he was concerned, it was like something out of a nightmare. His mind was conjuring all manner of scenarios, each worse and less likely than the previous one.
Alexander shook his head. “Whatever it was,” he said, his voice faint, “it was bad.” He waved at one stone and said, “This family – parents and five children – all died on the same day. I can’t imagine… some sort of disaster, perhaps?”
He looked around at the field of stones and then looked back at Robin. “It wasn’t something immediate, though,” he added. “After all, someone buried all of these people. Didn’t they?”
“The same person?” Robin asked, his voice soft. It wasn’t reassuring when Alexander simply shrugged. After all, there was no way either of them could know the answer to that question.
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by Heather in Excerpt, NaNo, Star Voyage Tags: Cameron, Carlisle, Lori, Nicholas, Schuyler
I had so much fun writing this scene! Lori’s a fun character.
Cameron was unaccountably nervous as he headed to the transporter room. It was just as he was stepping into the room that he realized the source of his anxiety. “I’ve never been teleported off a ship before,” he said, looking sharply at Nicholas.
Nicholas frowned at him and then nodded. “I’ll be right there beside you,” he said, patting his arm. “They do this all the time. It’s a very straightforward spell and there are rarely any accidents associated with it.”
Amity and Carlisle arrived just behind them. Smiling brightly, Amity said, “Lori’s an old pro at this.” She grinned at the sunny-natured redhead and arched a brow. “Are we ready to go, Master Coons?”
She grinned. “We’re just waiting for the last member of the away team.” When Joel Rylan stepped into the room, she waved. “There were go! Now, we’re all set.”
Joel frowned and then moved over to the platform that Lori began waving at. “You… do know what you’re doing, right?” he asked.
“Chickie, I’ve done this about a thousand times,” she said, shaking her head. She looked at the little group and added, “All right, here’s how this is going to work. You all stand in the spell circle that’s etched onto the platform. I will recite the incantation and then touch the edge of the circle. Poof! You appear on the surface.”
“How do we get back?” Cameron asked, his voice cracking.
Amity smiled. “I’ll transport us back when we’re ready,” she said, patting the man on the shoulder. “That’s why there’s always a mage on the away team when we use the transporter.”
“I’d feel better if we could use a shuttle,” Joel murmured. However, he stood at the center of the spell circle without any further argument. When the others had joined him, he met Lori’s gaze steadily. “Are you ready?”
Lori grinned and then nodded. “I was born ready,” she said. Then, she drew out her wand and began speaking a long incantation in a language that none of them – presumably, with the exception of Amity – understood. When she finished, she leaned down to touch the edge of the circle with her wand.
Cameron felt a strange squeezing sensation, as if he were being forced down a long narrow tube. Then, when his head cleared, he found that he was standing in the sunlit square of a ruined city.
An Unexpected Fear
by Heather in Excerpt, NaNo, Star Voyage Tags: Carlisle, Julian, Ken, Robin, Schuyler
A little scene that I wrote between Robin and Julian. I really like how it turned out…
Julian frowned slightly as he glanced over at Robin. He was a member of the engineering team and Robin was a member of the morale team. Which made Julian have to wonder what Captain Locksley was thinking. He shook his head and then leaned over closer to the man beside him. “What are an engineer and a steward doing being sent to explore a deserted colony?” he whispered.
“Hell, if I know,” Robin breathed back, shaking his head. He chuckled wryly and then shrugged. “I figured that the captain wanted to get me as far from Lieutenant Johnson as he possibly could,” he added. Arching a brow at Julian, he said, “Have you been at odds with someone since joining the crew?”
Grimacing, Julian nodded. “Roberts,” he said, his voice strained. Even though most of the people from Alistair had made amends with him, Roberts still didn’t care for him or even trust him. He seemed to take great joy in baiting Julian – poking at him until Julian had taken all he could take and lashed out in anger. Then, almost without fail, Gretchen would end up scolding Julian for fighting.
“So, are we being punished or are they trying to see whether or not we’re the troublemakers?” Julian asked, arching his brows.
Robin chuckled wryly once again. “Bit a both,” he said, shrugging. Then, the light telling them to keep their seat restraints locked went out. Without waiting for a word from Ken Holmes, Robin loosened his belt and stood. He shrugged when the other man frowned at him. “Call it claustrophobia, Commander,” he said. “I was at the edge of my endurance when it came to being….” he trailed off, waving at the restraints.
“Fair enough,” Holmes said, nodding. He shrugged and added, “You’ll just have to put it back on when we get ready to land. There’s not much point in wandering too far from you seat.”
“Be that as it may,” Robin said, shrugging. He stepped over to one of the cabinets and slid it opened. He grabbed two water capsules and held one out to Julian. “Are you thirsty, Mr. Southmaid?” he asked.
“No, thank you,” Julian said, shaking his head. He smiled when Robin offered the capsule to the other members of the away team.
Schuyler smiled brightly, accepting the capsule. “Are you thirsty, Carlisle?” he asked, glancing up at his companion.
Frowning, Carlisle shook his head. “I am not,” he said, his voice soft. Then, he glanced at Julian before looking back at Schuyler. Bowing his head, he added, “Thank you.”
“You’re very welcome,” Schuyler replied, grinning. He opened the capsule and began sipping from it.
To Protect and To Serve
by Heather in Drabble, Star Voyage, Team Omicron Tags: Carlisle, Schuyler
Carlisle carried Schuyler’s bags as the made their way to the ship. His gaze locked on a small, red-haired man standing at the base of the ramp that led onto the ship. There was something dangerous about the man. Carlisle tensed.
“That’s the Chief of Security,” Schuyler murmured. He stepped forward, extending his hand towards the stranger. “Master Kenneth, I presume.”
“Yes,” Ken said, taking the offered hand. He looked at Carlisle briefly. “You’re on my security team. Who’s your companion?”
Schuyler gave Carlisle a sidelong glance. “He attends to my needs and protects me.”
Carlisle smiled and nodded. “Indeed.”
Schuyler frowned as he stared out the porthole at the Lady Sarah. “She’s a beautiful ship,” he said. His single eye flicked to Carlisle. He was as silent and unreadable as always. He sighed.
“What’s wrong, Master?” Carlisle asked, his voice low.
Shaking his head, Schuyler said, “I’m just not sure I’m doing the right thing. My parents won’t approve, I know that.”
Carlisle made a curious sound. “It’s unlike you to express self-doubt,” he said. “Do you want my opinion?”
Nodding, Schuyler said, “What do you think?”
“That you want to help people,” Carlisle said, “and, now, you will.”
Every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you
06 Jul 2010 Leave a comment
by Heather in Mini-story, Star Voyage, Team Omicron Tags: Alexander, Carlisle, Ryan, Schuyler
Ryan frowned. Schuyler didn’t look like the type to eat so much. “Who’s all that for?” he said, shaking his head and pointing at the plate of food.
Schuyler looked around, seeming a bit uncomfortable. “What makes you ask that?” he asked, adopting the aire of an offended noble.
Resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Ryan said, “You’ve been up to the buffet four times and you don’t look like you can pack the food away like that.”
“It’s also quite a bit of meat,” Alexander pointed out, nodding. His eyes seemed to twinkle with mischief as he asked, “Got a wooden leg?”
“It’s… for Carlisle,” he said, nodding at the bird that was perched on the back of his chair. It’s dark eyes flashed like glass beads at the mention of its name. “He’s rather hungry.”
“He doesn’t look like he can put that much meat away either,” Ryan said. Was there more to Carlisle than met the eye? He might have asked. However, Schuyler chose that moment to hurry away, back to his own table.
“What a weird guy,” Ryan murmured.
the ants are my friends
by Heather in Mini-story, Star Voyage, Team Omicron Tags: Carlisle, Schuyler
“We’re so high up,” Schuyler said, frowning slightly.
Carlisle made a noise of agreement. “I wanted you to be safe, young master,” he said, his voice faint. He banked to one side and started circling two small forms.
Schuyler blinked. “They look like ants, we’re so high up,” he marveled.
“They are members of the away team, young master,” Carlisle said, as he descended.
it only takes a few seconds to die
Schuyler knew, with absolute certainty, what had become of the colonists. All it took was one look at the creature standing before him and it was crystal clear. These aliens – the unknown natives of the world – had killed them. It was only a question of why, now.
Well, others would search for the reason behind the attack. Schuyler would just be glad if he survived. He gave ground as the creature advanced on him. It looked like something out of a nightmare – like a demon from the lowest hell. It was horrifying and Schuyler could see no escape.
His back met with a wall and he gasped. He didn’t dare take his eyes off the advancing beast. All it would take was a single swipe from it’s clawed hand and his life would be over. Some part of him thought that it wouldn’t kill him while he was looking at it. It would wait until he hid his face or looked away.
He startled when his communicator crackled to life. “All members of the away mission: finish what you are doing and prepare to leave,” the captain said. “There may be hostile aliens here.”
“You think?” Schuyler breathed. The captain’s sudden call had served a purpose, however. The creature was looking around, seeking the speaker. That delay was all Schuyler would need.
“Carlisle,” he cried. “Protect me!”
In a flurry of feathers, Carlisle appeared. His blade caught the beast in its throat. It slumped to the ground, greenish blood spilling from its wound. Carlisle didn’t hesitate. He caught Schuyler around the middle and took to the air. The creature, however, was already dead when Schuyler looked back down at it.
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A Night at the Opera (ii)
March 19, 2019 March 19, 2019 / sandmanjazz
My second real social attempts at karaoke took place in London in November 2015 when I went down to the big Smoke to visit my old friend Amy Cherry, we hadn’t seen each other in person since previous when she visited me a for a few days.
We met up twice and on the first night we went to an Irish Bar then name of which totally alludes me where we ran into a couple of her friends and she grabbed the song book and the selection cards. I cannot remember what songs she chose other than Kate Bush’s “Babushka” and while I feel Amy will freely admit she is no Kate Bush, she does certainly have a fairly impressive set of lungs upon her. Karaoke is very much a hobby horse of young Amy and it seemed that many of her Saturday and Friday nights were spent with a microphone in her hand, certainly she seemed to be one first name terms with the various hosts, whereas I myself tend to be more of a background figure when it comes to these sort of things… at least until I have topped up my fuel tank as it were. I selected three songs, which were “Stardust” (Nat King Cole), “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” (Tony Bennett) and “Minnie the Moocher” (Cab Calloway), only two of these were called up and they were contrasting numbers. First up was “Stardust” which I admit I was a bit nervous about as I wasn’t in the rhythm of the evening yet and going to for a sentimental ballad of lost love is probably not the best choice for your first step. I was later called up for “Minnie the Moocher” and by then I was a little more in the rhythm and did some Cab Calloway style movements on stage, it probably also helped that Amy was giving me some moral support in the audience there. At the end she certainly had a big grin on her face.
The second night we went to a pub in Isleworth called the Milford Arms and here the set up was slightly different, there was no book, you just put your name down on the list and waiting to be called and he’d download the music and lyrics from the Internet. Again I can’t recall what numbers Amy did but she certainly was in her element, we’d come with some of her friends and they had quite a close rapport with one another and at times I felt I was the outsider looking in, which was true, but there were deeper things going on that evening which would spell themselves out the following day. I can’t recall all the numbers I did, but I definitely did REM’s “Man on the Moon” as a sort of private joke being Amy and I in relation to a misheard chorus in another of the band’s songs, “The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight”, and later “Orange Coloured Sky” by Nat King Cole. This was a second choice as my primary choice was “Lush Life” which is also a Nat King Cole number but at the time there was no Karaoke version available, had it been there it would have turned out to end up being a sad commentary on the results of the weekend. By the end of the evening I knew there was tension between the two of us, but I was hoping it would dissipate soon. This was not to be and that was the last time I have seen Amy to date.
I titled both of my Karaoke posts “A Night at the Opera” as an ironic joke, but it seems that the title might have been more poignant then I had realised as many an Opera deals with personal tragedy and loss.
Anyway, I’ll finish with the song I wasn’t able to do
MEMORIES, Music, Personal, Uncategorized
Amy, Isleworth, Karaoke, London, Milford Arms
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IMPORTANT THING EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PART 2: Pablo Escobar’s Hippopotamus’
May 16, 2018 ~ OnePercent
You may recall that last year I broke the news that Australia had engaged in a land war with emu’s in the winter of 1932 and lost. Well now I’m here to tell you about another interesting event that seems to have been lost to history, revolving the relationship between humans and animals. So without further adieu, I give you the tale Pablo Escobar and his hippopotamus’.
Pablo Escobar is a man who needs no introduction. He was at point the biggest drug dealer in Columbia, with a fortune rivaling a fortune 500 company. The man waged guerrilla warfare against the country of Columbia who was being supported in the War on Drugs by the U.S. Pablo is one of the most controversial men in history, portraying himself as a modern day Robin Hood, all the while bringing bloodshed and chaos to a country he claimed to love.
Escobar’s star never seemed to fade, even after being gunned down on a Medellin roof in 1993. In the last few years he’s been the subject of multiple movies and TV shows, the most famous being Netflix’s Narcos but my personal favourite portrayal is by none other then Vinny Chase in the cinematic catastrophe Medellin seen in HBO’s hit-show Entourage.
But this blog isn’t about Pablo Escobar, as stated above if you wanna learn about him there’s a plethora of media out there. I’m here to talk about his Hippos.
I’ve mentioned before that I’m an avid Wikipedia visitor. I’m probably more embarrassed by the amount of things, I’ve wiki’d over the amount of porn I’ve watched. Like most people who find themselves on Wikipedia, I found myself falling into a deep whole. Every time there was a blue-link I had to click on it, to learn about that topic until I had completely forgotten what I originally searched in the first place.
The page I landed on was about Hippopotamus’. Hippos are very interesting creatures as they actually have more in common with whales and dolphins, compared to land mammals. They are also one of the most dangerous animals out there when it comes to human-animal relations. Approximately 2,900 people are killed each year in Africa by the Hippopotamus. That’s about 2,895 more people killed annually compared to Hollywood favourite predator, the shark.
All our lives we had been taught that wild hippos could only live in Africa. There were rumours of a North American house hippo in the late ’90s but they seem to have disappeared since. In the early 1900s the U.S. government introduced the ‘American Hippo Bill’ which looked to transport hippos from Africa to the U.S. The bill never came to fruition probably because the last time the U.S. imported something from Africa to it’s Southern States, it ended in Civil War.
Enter Pablo Escobar, it’s the 80s and Pablo is at his peak, being the family man he is, he decides to turn his estate into a zoo. Incidentally this would go on to inspire the Matt Damon classic We Bought A Zoo. There were plenty of Africa’s finest creatures at Pablo’s zoo, Pablo had: elephants, antelopes, ostriches, giraffes and of course hippos. Hippos are the protagonist of our story because they are the ones who ended up living quite the interesting life.
After Pablo was killed, there were a lot of questions of what to do with all his wealth and property, this included all the animals Pablo had acquired over the years. All the other animals being the betas they were, were rounded up and sent to different Zoos but the hippos stood their ground and soon it was decided to just leave the hippos where they were. This story has already started to poke some holes in the bible. We all know the story of Noah’s ark, in it Noah gathers every animal on the planet, last time I checked a hippo was an animal. If a country that dealt with Narco terrorism on the reg couldn’t tame a couple hippos, I have a hard time believing that a dude named Noah could not only tame two hippos, but keep them docile for a whole flood, but I digress.
Without being able to round up the hippos, the Columbian government figured they would eventually die, after all, hippos live in Africa not South America. This turned out to be fake news. When Pablo died in 1993, he left four hippos, in 2007, the hippos had multiplied to 16! The hippos started to become so accustom to their new home that in 2009, Pablo’s cherished hippo Pepe was sadly killed after following in his owners footsteps and attacking a couple people. Currently there are over 40 hippos living in Pablo’s old residence, leaving this journalist with a few questions.
Is cocaine the answer to animals survival? Think about it, if I had told you there were hippos in Columbia, you would’ve called me a liar but here we have 40 hippos just chilling. I don’t want to victim blame but maybe if rhinoceros’ started sniffing lines maybe they wouldn’t always find themselves on the endangered list.
Was Pablo Escobar one of the world’s greatest conservationists?
America has to invest in hippos’ now, right? I can understand why they decided against importing hippos in the early 1900s, we had hardly mastered flight, what were a bunch of cajuns going to do with hippos. But the U.S. can call itself the leader of the free-world and not have single wild hippo. This reminds me of Parks and Rec when Andy acquired all the world’s lions during the model U.N. summit. It’s not that you necessarily need hippos but who are we to say they won’t become major players in the Wars to come. I saw Black Panther those Wakandan’s were riding rhinos like it ain’t no thang. A hippo is a way better war machine then a rhino, rhino’s are restricted solely to land while hippos can be riden across water and land making them the animal version of the DUKW. They also can be a source of nutrition as they were described by both politicians and newspapers in 1910 of being like “lake-cow bacon”. If that doesn’t get the mouth watering then I don’t know what does.
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Books With Barbers
Imagination Library
7READS
At a time when American literacy is in decline, Spartanburg citizens and teachers seem to have made an important discovery: Give a kid a book and he just might read it. Better yet, that child must just grow up to write a book or two!
More than a decade ago, Spartanburg School District 7 established a summer reading program called 7Reads. The effort was the result of a wonderful group of dedicated District 7 parents, who took it upon themselves to put some sizzle into the fun of summer reading. Over the years the summer reading program has not only flourished, it's evolved to become the overarching umbrella for a growing number of literacy initiatives in in the community. From Books with Barbers to Rotary Readers, District 7 partners with a number of local businesses and organizations, including the Spartanburg Public Library, to ensure that children are engaged in a wide range of literacy programs and exposed to ongoing opportunities for lifelong learning.
Geanna Culbertson, author of Crisanta Knight, at Pine Street School
While 7Reads was iniitally dedicated to promoting summer reading and putting a book in the hands of every student, Dr. Terry Pruitt, the District's Assistant Superintendent for Instruction says the initiative has grown to be much bigger. "If you take a look at the names of some of the visiting authors we've brought to the District over the years," said Pruitt, "you'll see that our students have been exposed to both budding and bestselling authors." Big names like Wes Moore, Kwame Alexander, Ron Rash, Mary Alice Monroe, Dori Sanders and Sharon Draper have all been visitors in our schools and this year, students will meet a number of notable newcomers to the literary world including, Derrius Quarles and Kristina McCorris.
"In the early years of 7Reads," said Pruitt, "our efforts were fairly seasonal with guest authors coming primarily in the fall. Now, our children are meeting new and prominent authors all year round." Pruitt pointed to the recent visit from Spartanburg High School alum and New York Times bestselling cookbook writer, Alexander Smalls, as one of the many highlights of the 7Reads program.
Since its inception in 2006, 7Reads has brought more than 35 authors to the District and has put brand new books in the hands of thousands of students (well over 11,000 in the last 11 years). 7Reads has also been modeled by over 100 high schools and colleges nationwide and was showcased nationally and internationally in 2007, when syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker applauded the program in her award-winning column in The Washington Post.
7Reads A Look Back Through the Years
Quotes from some of the Seven Reads Founders
“One of the missions at the inception of 7Reads was putting good books into the hands of young people who did not have the privilege of owning many books of their own. I knew our mission was being accomplished when by chance I met a young man on the front steps at Spartanburg High School one afternoon who said 7Reads was the reason he started reading for fun. We began a conversation about the book he had chosen to read, and he responded enthusiastically he had read The Schooling of Claybird Catts; he said it was the first full-length novel he had read. He had met the author, Janis Owens, and she inspired him. I will forever cherish this conversation and the knowledge that this young man enjoyed a powerful story about students who struggle in school and succeed.”
~Kathie Bennett - Kathie, along with Rodney Graves (then SHS Principal) co-founders of the program
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For the Aztec and Toltec pre-Hispanic cultures, death was a natural phase of life. The dead were still members of the community, kept alive in memory and spirit, and during Día de los Muertos, they temporarily returned to Earth. Nowadays, people flock to cemeteries to be with the souls of the dead, and build private altars with photographs of the dead, and their favorite foods and beverages. The gatherings are often joyous in tone, and the families remember the lives of the departed.
However I didn't realize that he had done lovely work documenting a rural Chinese opera troupe in Sichuan featured on the International Business Times..thus providing me with valuable inspiration for my own long term book project involving Chinese opera of the Diaspora. My primary focus in this project is on the "rural" or provincial troupes who perform their art during Chinese celebrations and religious observances.
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On November 27, 2007, Hawaiian Airlines signed a MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Airbus for 24 long-range jets priced at $4.4 billion. The order included six Airbus A330-200s with a further six purchase rights and six Airbus A350-800s with a further six purchase rights - plans to fly to Paris and London were discussed. Deliveries for the A330s began in 2010 while the first A350 was to be delivered in 2017.[72]
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Mixing the Hanxiang Water Garden photo shoot and another in the water town of Xinchang, I produced "The Legend of Hua"; a complex photo film meshing the topic of ghosts, opium, Shanghai in its 1930's heyday, traditional Chinese cultural and supernatural elements; all revolving around a plot of betrayal. Its plot is influenced by a 1988 movie by Stanley Kwan (in turn based on a novel by Li Pi-Hua (also known as Lillian Lee), one of the most influential Chinese TV writers, film writers and reporters.
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This was a really informative article Hillary :) Just wish I found it sooner because just a week ago I went to the Grand Canyon to snap some photos. I didn't have this article to help, but I found a similarly useful article that provided some kind of checklist of things to do before traveling. If anyone's interested, here's what helped me out before I went to the canyon: http://www.adoramapix.com/blog/2016/10/16/photography-101-packing/#.WFH9...
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shadow_zael —
At the infamous club... - Zael's Shadow
guardian_maegan
[shadow_zael]
21 March 2006 @ 01:00 am
At the infamous club...
Both of his parents would pitch absolute fits if they knew he was here. Even his father, who was generally extremely laid-back when it came to things that his son did. Tobias was, after all, a good kid even if he did stir things up every once in a while.
It was just past eleven, and the club was busy. No one had noticed the teenager who was casually flopped in a chair at one of the back tables yet. He wasn't really doing his best to be noticed, but he wasn't hiding, either.
Only those who were familiar with angelic auras, particularly other angels and demons, would have been able to pick up on his, since he was making an effort to seem human.
teena_chan on April 3rd, 2006 04:50 am (UTC)
"I wouldn't know," she said, grinning faintly. "I was always far too adept at creating my own 'amusements', so I wasn't often bored. Frequently injured, angsty, or in some other state of crisis, but rarely bored."
She leaned back, pushing her chair so it was balancing on the back two legs, rocking slowly. "...Ever played DDR? I suck at it, but I like it anyway."
guardian_maegan on April 9th, 2006 06:00 am (UTC)
"Thanks, but I'm not generally very keen on the melodramatics," Tobias commented dryly. "As for DDR... No, I haven't, but somehow I doubt that it would keep me occupied for very long," he said, smiling a little.
teena_chan on April 11th, 2006 04:34 am (UTC)
"Kids these days, no attention span," she teased, stretching a bit. "Okay, then... Damn, I'm bad at this. You're too young to drink, Mae will murder me if I corrupt your innocent mind, and you're not interested in DDR. This reduces my list of non-melodrama activities to reading, movies, and video games."
guardian_maegan on April 11th, 2006 06:20 am (UTC)
"I'm not too young to drink," Tobias said a bit defensively. "Not that I really see much of a point to it..."
"You look too young to drink," Teena replied matter-of-factly. "Not, admittedly, that I would usually care."
"My age is a moot point," Tobias said decisively. "Still, why drink? It would just get me in trouble."
He propped his chin up on one hand. "So how're the kids doing, anyway?"
"Oh, they're doing fine. Happy and energetic, working on this 'mobility' concept," Teena told him, smiling softly.
"That's good... I'll have to remember to get some cute pictures of them now so I can use them for, er, evidence later," he said, grinning.
"Evidence: See blackmail," Teena added, with an amused look.
"Blackmail? What makes you think I'd need blackmail for your children?" Tobias asked innocently.
"I've met my children," she pointed out dryly. "Yuuhi reminds me disturbingly of myself, so I'd say a person could use every edge they could get with him."
She reached over to tap his nose. "Besides, nobody who's actually innocent makes an effort to seem it."
"Unless they were doing it just to throw you off, but I'm not usually that devious," Tobias smiled. "Anyway, I think that I'm going to spend as much trouble getting them into trouble as I am getting them out of it. That's probably not too reassuring, I guess."
"I'm resigned to my lot in life. My children will complete the task of turning the front of my hair white. I realize this, and accept my fate. I think I'm beyond reassurance now."
Dry humor colored the words as she propped her chin on one hand.
"Just the front? Ha."
He tapped his fingers absently on the table. "Life in general will make a person's hair turn grey. Kids just speed up the process, I think. But at least you know that they'll always be loved, and they'll always have people that they can depend on. It's a pretty big family that you've accumulated over here, you know... Maybe you don't realize it, but it's there. Weird, but there."
"I know," she replied, smiling a bit. "And I suppose weird is one word for it. But then, I seem to attract 'weird', don't I?"
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Sarah Palin Needs to Give It A Rest
I do not typically delve into the political as I am deeply convicted that there is enough of that swirling about the Internets and most of it is divisive, but today I will address a political figure. The following is meant to address Sarah Palin and her comments directly. Please do not view my thoughts as endorsing one political party over another. The truth is I would consider myself an independent, and while I am not in complete alignment with G.K. Chesterton, politically or theologically, I do believe his own words regarding the political stream tend to square up my thoughts quite nicely.
“The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.” - G.K. Chesterton, 1924
And I think, in large part, Chesterton’s summation of the American political landscape in 1924 can largely be applied to the ridiculously idiotic (yes, I mean it) and naive words Mrs. Palin needlessly spoke to a NRA hosted rally at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN over the weekend. I full-well realize that criticizing the “wisdom” of Mrs. Palin could quite possibly raise the ire of the Palin fan base to “rage monster” status, but I’ll beg everyone to hear me out here.
It would be a reasonable assumption to make that a significant number of Palin fans would identify themselves as both politically conservative, and a Christian. And, it’s the second half of that identification that I want to appeal to, because it should, and must, trump the first half of the identification. At said event, Palin addressed several topics and settled into that of enemies of the United States. And that’s where things get ridiculous.
"If I were in charge," she started, as the audience applauded such a thought “[our enemies] would know that waterboarding is how we'd baptize terrorists."
What an incredibly idiotic and naive thing to say, truly. At face value, for some, I’m sure such a thing just makes us want to stand and cheer, but it shouldn’t. And I say that because comparing the Christian practice of baptism to torture isn’t great oration, it’s sacrilege. That is the honest truth; it is speaking profanely about baptism and that’s pretty significant seeing as Jesus instituted two sacraments: communion and baptism. So, if we’re Sarah Palin, let’s go ahead and use one of those as a means of torturing someone, that cool?
No, it’s not.
And, what makes it even worse is this isn’t even a case of Palin’s adrenaline pumping and letting her rhetoric get the better of her, because NBC News later caught up with her and asked her if she would make such a statement again and here is her response.
“Would I make it again? Why wouldn’t I, yeah, absolutely.”
NBC News lobbed her a hanging slider, allowing her to walk her remarks back, but in essence she doubled-down on it. This is why blind nationalism is a dangerous path to follow: you end up making ridiculously silly and sacrilegious comments. This really shouldn’t surprise us though, since she is a bit of a maverick. At least that’s what she’s proudly proclaimed to us no less than eleventy bajillion times.
The reality is that treating waterboarding with such moral indifference is deplorable at best. We can watch Zero Dark Thirty as much as we want, but the issue of whether or not waterboarding is a successful tactic for extracting information from people is questionable. At this point we can only take the CIA’s word for it, and I think we all know how dangerous a practice that is. Especially after it seems the CIA wasn’t quite truthful in it’s reports regarding it’s own “enhanced interrogation techniques” recently. There is a fight in the Senate subcommittees over declassifying a report on CIA interrogation abuses being waged right now. In plain speak: waterboarding disregards the rights and dignity of the human being as an image-bearer. And, although I know many would argue these individuals have no regard for human life themselves, I have arrived at this personal belief for two reasons:
1) If terrorists were the first group to utilize waterboarding, we would all condemn such practices and strongly demand justice and vengeance.
2) People seem to believe that the War on Terror is simple: these are just religious fanatics that want to harm us because… America.
The problem is that the War on Terror is a bit of a PR campaign. You’ll never solve the issue of terrorism from the viewpoint that it’s simple religious fanaticism. Terrorism is motivated by more nuanced and complex factors. Does it involve religious fanaticism? Yes, not arguing that point at all, but religious fanaticism is merely a part that helps contribute to the whole. In a great many cases where terrorists are born and bred they are raised to believe Americans are evil because they have no access to information. There is one TV in the village, or no objective news sources, no internet. They only know what other terrorists or individuals with particularly anti-American sentiments show them and use to indoctrinate them into believing we are evil and their enemy. And, chances are soundbites like the one Sarah Palin offered up over the weekend will only serve as more anti-American propaganda for terrorist organizations to use to indoctrinate new adherents.
For Christianity her comments are especially horrible because it puts the practice of baptism, a beautiful and celebratory event, in a particularly bad light for those in other parts of the world that do not understand it. And, it would seem, Sarah Palin doesn’t understand it, either. This is where politics and rampant nationalism do incalculable damage to the witness of the church. The truth is Mrs. Palin needs to retract her statement, repent of it, and exercise more more restraint in her speech.
I would have a hard time believing that anyone, Christian or irreligious, would disagree with such a verse as found in the book of Proverbs:
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. - Proverbs 12:18
I think that the willingness to simply go along with what Mrs. Palin says needs to end. If this is to be here stance, it's probably for the best that she is not our "leader." Please don't take my criticism as an endorsement to simply "do nothing" in the face of terrorism. Certainly I would never advocate such a notion as I believe it is the responsibility of a people to defend themselves against such evils as terrorism. However, I will implore the church and those who profess themselves to be of the Christian faith to condemn Sarah Palin's line of thinking on such a matter. And, while I am in no way anti-gun, I also think it would be prudent of the NRA to also condemn her remarks as well.
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La Peintre, Yu-Lin
On Thursday June 30th, and Saturday July 2nd, Scordatura Show will be broadcasting the Opera La Peintre, Yu-Lin, and the interview with composer Nan-Chang Chien.
Yuliang Pan (1885-1977) was a legendary Chinese painter. At a young age, she was sold to a brothel and then became a wealthy official’s concubine. her paintings of nude models violated cultural norms in the feudal society and generated much controversy in Shanghai in the early Republic years. She was forced to move to Paris to pursue her passion and successfully established herself as a “worrior of beauty.”
Composer Nan-Chang Chien has composed successful operas through his A Night of Thunderstorm and My Daughter’s Wedding; playwright An-Chi Wang is known for her adaptations of traditional Beijing operas; French director Juliette Deschamps has collaborated with well-known sopranos. Conductor Wing-Sie Yip is one of the most acclaimed Asian conductors. La Peintre (The Painter) features Chien and Wang, winners of the National Award for Arts, as well as two talented female artists. This opera was premiered in July, 2010, and now will be played on Scordatura Show, KTRU.
Tune in on Thursday June 30th, at 5:oo pm (CDT) and Saturday July 2nd at 3:00 pm (CDT) at www.ktru.org or http://soundtap.com/#!/station/19/ for the fantasitc new opera.
Link: The songs of pensive beholding
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Date : June 30, 2011
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Rep. Scott Peters Will Run for Re-Election to Congress in 2020
News for Immediate Release
DATE: Jan. 16, 2019
CONTACT: MaryAnne Pintar, maryanne@scottpeters.com
San Diego — In an email to friends and supporters this morning, Rep. Scott Peters announced that, after strongly considering a run for Mayor of San Diego, he has decided that Congress is the place he can do the most good for our city and our nation. In 2020, he will run for re-election to Congress.
“As I write this, our partial government shutdown is the longest in our history. It’s my style to find common ground. When was that ever more needed in Washington?” Peters wrote. “I just spent my first full week in the majority in Congress, with another term of seniority. It’s clear to me that I will have more influence than ever on our San Diego and national priorities. Here in Congress, I’m in a position to better serve the city I love and to help heal a country that is crippled by anger and division.
“I have a great job serving in Congress. I’m proud to have built my service around the connections between D.C. and the people I serve, science and technology, the military, our veterans, the border, and environmental protection,” he added.
Peters, who earned an appointment to the influential House Energy and Commerce Committee last term, yesterday was re-appointed and now ranks second on its Energy Subcommittee and third on its Environment Subcommittee. Both are critical to San Diego’s growing renewable energy companies which employ tens of thousands of San Diegans, to keeping San Diego’s air and water clean and safe, and to addressing the planet’s climate change crisis, all top priorities for Peters.
Peters went on to say that because he cares so much about the future of our City, he plans to fully engage in the Mayor’s race in a substantive and meaningful way. He will make an endorsement in the future, but not at this time.
“I hope every San Diegan will join me as leaders and voters in a serious evaluation of the candidates and their plans for the future,” he said.
For months, many San Diego leaders, citing Peters’ broad experience and record of bringing people together, had urged Peters to run and pledged their support.
“I know this announcement will leave many of you surprised, some disappointed, and others relieved. As always, thank you for the honor you have given me to serve.”
Scott Peters represents California’s 52nd Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected to Congress in 2012. In addition to the Energy and Commerce Committee, he also serves on the House Veterans Affairs Committees. He was re-elected to his fourth term in November 2018 by a 28-point margin.
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Business in the UK
Taxation system in the UK
Prudent, polite Englishmen, who are essentially quite secretive people who do not want to talk on personal topics, even in the circle of close friends, should be engaged in private business with great enthusiasm. However, not all so simple.
Enterprise is not their main character trait – the UK economy has risen mainly due to big business, but not to representatives of small or middle class entrepreneurs. Traditional for the UK is considered the monopoly ownership of one large firm development rights in a particular area of business. The British are used to playing fair, even in business. This is peculiar to the mentality of the nation. Vsevolod Ovchinnikov spoke about the character of the English in his work. He called them “the nation of law-abiding individualists.”
Therefore, for the most part, the British occupy the positions of employees and are very responsible in their duties. They are taught this in schools and universities. Schools and universities in the UK produce the best specialists. The business universities of this country are also famous for their successful and famous graduates. A small percentage of the British, who own a private business, are accustomed to doing business without going into the shadows and cheating, they are not humiliated to the “steps” of competitors. In this case, it is worth considering whether these competitors are English or not. In their mentality there is no healthy excitement and a spirit of rivalry, it is easier for them to give in than to show a competitor that he managed to unbalance them – this is tantamount to admitting defeat.
They are characterized by moderation in literally everything related to business. Experts note that the manifestations of feelings in a football stadium while playing your favorite team is a completely different field. Unlike other nations and peoples, where the desire to become more independent in every person is almost in the blood, the British have a desire to get a good job that would allow them to spend enough time on their family and home. There is no tendency in British families to inculcate in children a desire to do business since childhood. At the end of last year in the UK, a study was conducted, according to which every fourth would like to engage in private business, but the age of such respondents did not exceed 35 years.
The vast majority of respondents over 35 were satisfied with the work that they had at the time of the study. Important for the Englishman is the potential for development and inspiration. Medium and small businesses today make up 5,000,400 enterprises. A number of laws were passed that would encourage people to engage in private entrepreneurship, while some tax concessions were made, and the degree of involvement of people in business increased significantly. Almost all enterprises in the segment – the category of small business – in such an enterprise can work up to 49 people. But in the overwhelming majority of cases, these are representatives of a family business, a microenterprise, with a staff of no more than 4 people.
A smaller number of entrepreneurs choose the form of ownership of LLC (Limited Liability Company, otherwise – LLC / Ltd.), or a separate category – LLC enterprises, where responsibility is shared between partners, and each carries its own measure of responsibility and each of them pays its own share of taxes (Limited Liability Parnership)
The statistics states that the business is opened by those British who simply did not have a place in a large holding and they literally had to engage in private production or trade. The British do not start in business to prove something to themselves or to identify themselves in society. In Asia , everything happens the other way around – at first, young, ambitious people try their hand at a startup, and then find themselves working in companies if they fail to open their own businesses. In the UK, business is also fully compliant with existing laws, with everyone knowing exactly what they can offer in the market, and constantly improving their professional skills in order to be competitive.
Some types of business require, in addition to the charter and the memorandum of association, a number of restrictions on the minimum size of the share capital. These include financial and brokerage services. The level of authorized capital – from 130 000 euros. A license is also required, as well as evidence proving the applicant’s professionalism in starting a business. Types of businesses subject to compulsory licensing: agriculture (farming); building; educational activities; transportation; security; the medicine; public catering (the conditions in which the business – sanitary and hygienic standards take place are checked and subject to licensing).
Writing software is quite common in the UK – freelancers, freelance workers who work with design and with the appropriate education or without it. Freelance sites offer not only their services, but also their projects. Most often, they provide links to examples of their work. This activity is not subject to licensing, such kind of earnings can supplement your income on foreign sites and our fellow citizens, if they have a sufficient level of English proficiency. Social marketing services may be provided without special restrictions. The share of small and medium-sized businesses in the country’s GDP is small companies with a turnover of less than $ 3,000,000, medium-sized – from 50 to 250 from 3 million and above. Small businesses – 99.3 percent. Medium-sized enterprises – 0.6. The contribution to GDP of small enterprises is 33 percent. The contribution of enterprises to GDP is 52 percent.
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Saving lives is a team sport.
The Government of the United States is Spirit of Soccer’s major supporter through the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA), which supports our humanitarian mine action programs in Iraq, Colombia, Cambodia and Laos.
FIFA FOUNDATION
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BEYOND SPORT
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COMMON GOAL
Common Goal is a movement led by some of the world’s top players who each epledge 1% of their earnings to support high-impact organisations that harness the power of football to advance the United Nations Global Goals.
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NEACOL is a non-profit organization of Colombians and friends of Colombia committed to support initiatives for the benefit of Colombian children.
STREETFOOTBALLWORLD
The streetfootballworld network unites over 180 organizations in more than 75 countries and helps these organizations through capacity development programs and by providing access to funding, sharing expertise and creating new partnerships. Spirit of Soccer has been a member of the streetfootballworld network since 2006.
The UEFA Foundation for Children uses sport to support humanitarian projects linked to children’s rights in areas such as health, education and integration.
ASIAN FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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Generations for Peace is an international non-governmental charitable organization dedicated to the innovative and sustainable use of sport for peace building and development. Founded by HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein of Jordan, Generations for Peace is based in Amman, Jordan, but supports peace and development activities in 46 countries and territories worldwide.
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Vatican Corrects Kiev's Claims of Holy See Support for Autocephaly
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KIEV (Sputnik) - The Vatican corrected the claim of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry that the Holy See respected Kiev's decision to establish an independent Orthodox Church, the Apostolic Nunciature in Ukraine said, stressing that it was an internal matter of the Orthodox Church.
"In order to partially correct the news given by official Government sources with regard to the meeting that took place yesterday… the Apostolic Nunciature in Ukraine wishes to once again state the position of the Holy See in the question of the creation of one Local Ukrainian Orthodox Church, namely that this is an internal question of the Orthodox Church, on which the Holy See never did and has no intention whatsoever of expressing any evaluation, in any venue," the statement of Vatican issued on Wednesday read.
READ MORE: ROCA Suspends Joint Services With Constantinople Patriarchate
The statement was made amid Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's efforts aimed at establishing a single local autocephalous church in the country based on the non-canonical Ukrainian Orthodox churches.
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Russian Orthodox Church: Self-Rule for Ukraine Church Impossible Without Moscow's Consent
On Tuesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the secretary for relations with states of the Holy See. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said afterward that the Vatican was respectful of the Ukrainian people's decision to establish an independent Church.
In mid-September, two exarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople started working in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate (UOC-KP), which came as part of Constantinople's preparations to grant autocephaly to the UOC-KP. The initiative has been strongly criticized by the Russian Orthodox Church.
Nun Writes to Pope Over Rape Case That Has Scandalized India’s Catholic Church
New Study Reveals 3,677 German Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cases Over Decades
Ukrainian Orthodox Church Refutes Reports Alleging Autonomous Status Claims
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On cities, open data, and storytelling: Meet Alex Dodds, our new Open Cities Storyteller
by Open Cities team Aug 17, 2017 2:20 pm
This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Alexandra Dodds to Sunlight’s Open Cities team! Prior to joining our team, Alex was the communications director at Smart Growth America, where she helped towns and cities learn new approaches to land use, neighborhood design, and urban development policy.
As Sunlight’s new storyteller, Alex will be sharing how cities are putting their open data policies to use as well as listening to your stories about how cities across the country to make government more transparent and effective.
Stephen Larrick, our Open Cities director, sat down with Alex to discuss the perspective she brings to our team and what she’s looking forward working on.
STEPHEN LARRICK: Welcome! We are so glad you’re here.
ALEX DODDS: Thanks! I’m glad to be here.
SL: Tell us a bit about the work you’ve been doing and how it relates to Open Cities.
AD: I’ve spent the last several years advocating for better land use and urban development policies at all levels of government, and helping cities understand how decisions about growth and development can impact local economic, environmental, and social equity outcomes. It was a lot about making cities work better for the people who live there. Sunlight’s Open Cities work is obviously closely connected to that.
SL: What common themes do you see between advocacy for development and open data?
AD: There are two big similarities that I see. One is that they both encourage cities to take a step back and ask, “Is what we’re doing working?” and “Could we be doing it better?” A big part of my previous work was showing cities that they have choices. Choices about whether to build new roads or new transit, or whether to invest in a subdivision or their historic downtown. There are pros and cons to each of those options. We were there to help cities see those options and show the tradeoffs between them, but it was up to the cities to decide which path to take. Open data has a similar focus on helping city staff think about their work in new ways.
The second theme is about making residents an integral part of the process. Both approaches recognize that no matter how good a program or idea may seem to the staff working on it, giving everyone in a community a chance to understand it and weigh in will make it better. That was the number one question we asked in every community we worked with: “Are you doing this cooperatively with residents?” Letting residents see what’s going on in government and empowering them to participate in the process is what open data is all about, too.
SL: That’s a very Sunlight-y thing you just said. So how does storytelling fit in?
AD: Any participatory process—whether it’s in government or on a sports team or a social movement—needs storytelling. Storytelling helps big, diverse groups come together around a shared understanding of challenges and goals. And in the context of government, storytelling can help leaders and residents come together to solve those goals.
The great thing about open data is that sometimes city staff lead that process and sometimes it’s city residents. The data is available to anyone, so a local neighborhood group or community organization can use that information to advance the story of their own work. My job will be to share stories like that from across the country, so other staff and residents in other cities can see how open data can help solve their own challenges.
SL: Do you have an example of where storytelling has shed light on a city’s open data?
AD: One example is in Kansas City, where thousands of families are at risk of lead paint exposure. In 2016, the Kansas City Star detailed how devastating lead paint exposure can be to individual children and larger communities. The piece discussed Lead Safe KC, a city program to remediate homes contaminated with lead paint, but neglected to mention how Lead Safe KC makes data about its remediation work publicly available. The city presents that same information as a map as well, giving Kansas City families more information about the risks in their current home or their next one.
That’s just one example of how a city can connect open data with the challenges their residents face day-to-day. Storytelling with open data can motivate people to take action on an issue in ways they might not otherwise.
SL: You’ve talked a lot about a city’s residents and government staff. What about technologists? What’s their role in all this?
AD: Data specialists do amazing work. Data can shed light on city issues in ways that no other tool in a mayor’s toolbox can, and open data is about making those tools available to as many people as possible. But no matter how cool the advances in aggregation and parsing, this work always needs to be rooted in the issues facing a community of people. We can never be reminded of that too often.
SL: That seems like good advice for anyone who wants their city to be better.
AD: Definitely. Open data at its core is about helping not just a few individuals thrive but creating systems where lots of people, in any community, can have the information and insights needed to inform both city-making and democratic decision making. That’s a little cheesy but it’s the incredibly hopeful goal behind this work. That’s why I’m so exciting to be joining the team here and the work you all are doing.
Learn more about the stories of cities using open data and all the work of Sunlight’s Open Cities team by signing up for our mailing list, at sunlightfoundation.com/join.
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A Day Makes a Difference in a Decades-Old US-North Korea Chasm
by Charlie Dunlap, J.D. · 12 June 2018
The author in Korea, circa 1977/78
When I was stationed at Korea’s Osan Air Base in the late 1970s, no one even imagined a day when an American president would be shaking hands with a North Korean leader. In fact, just a few months ago that still seemed impossible. Yet it happened. Although measured skepticism is plainly in order, the Trump-Kim Jong-un summit might yet prove to be a “Green Swan” of historic proportions.
Readers may recall that in early January I offered the concept of national security “green swans” as something of an antithesis to the notion of “black swans” (which are typically unexpected negative events). Green swans are unexpected positive happenings, and among my 2018 predictions was the end to the crisis with North Korea that was then threatening to spin out of control.
True, I didn’t get it completely right, but if the immediate “crisis” isn’t fully over, it at least seems markedly diminished. Obviously, we are nowhere near “there” in terms of a complete end to the threat posed by North Korean nuclear weapons. Details and verification do matter a lot so – at best – the summit simply begins what will necessarily be long and complicated process. And my guess last January as to how the then-extant crisis might be resolved (China taking control of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal) hasn’t emerged as any part of a permanent solution (although – who knows? – it still might!).
Nevertheless, let’s review the key part of the text of yesterday’s joint U.S. and Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) statement:
The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.–DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.
In broad terms there’s some real goodness here, but let’s appreciate that this isn’t a case where either side gets something for nothing. The communiqué also states that:
President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Perhaps in recognition of the U.S.’s commitment, President Trump has announced a suspension of military exercises, which he considers expensive and provocative, adding that “[u]nder the circumstances, that we’re negotiating … I think it’s inappropriate to be having war games.” It is, however, a move that’s sure to energize some critics (the New York Times is already characterizing it with a negative tone as a “concession to the North”).
A souvenir from an exercise in Korea in which the author participated 40 years ago
In my view major exercises have always been bargaining chips in this negotiation, and ones that are relatively low risk for the U.S. since it already significantly overmatches North Korea militarily. Additionally, military exercises are things that can be relatively quickly and easily renewed if progress stalls. In the near term their absence can also be at least partly offset – militarily speaking – by “holding smaller joint exercises in Korea or the United States and larger unilateral South Korean exercises.” Suspending major exercises does not at mean that U.S. or South Korean forces will cease readiness training.
But critics of the summit will have their say. The Washington Post, for example, contends that “Trump’s plan for North Korea was China’s plan first,” and quotes Abraham Denmark, director of Asia program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, as saying “China’s objectives on the Korean Peninsula have been to maintain stability, encourage North Korea’s denuclearization and reduce U.S. influence.” Denmark adds that “Beijing got everything that they wanted” from the summit.
Is the implication supposed to be that anything that is also a Chinese objective must, ipso facto, not be in the U.S.’s interest? Sure, that may true in many cases but – really – don’t we need to get beyond reflexively viewing everything with China as a zero-sum enterprise? To my way of thinking, maintaining stability on the Korean Peninsula and encouraging North Korean denuclearization are great objectives, irrespective of who shares them.
Will the U.S.’s influence be reduced by the summit? I disagree with Denmark. To the contrary, the images of Trump especially personally working towards a peaceful diplomatic solution on a highly-volatile matter serves to counter perceptions that his administration is retreating from global leadership, and that the U.S. is too quick to resort to military force.
The current patch of the author’s former unit, the 51st Fighter Wing
That said, I agree with Senator Lindsay Graham (and many Democrats) that sanctions against North Korea should not be lifted “without verifiable dismantling of its nuclear and missile arsenal.” I also agree with Graham that “if diplomacy fails, as a last resort, Democrats and Republicans need to put the military option on the table.”
Osan AB, Korea, 2017 (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Franklin R. Ramos)
Peace on the Korean Peninsula is what everyone wants (remember we have an armistice there, not a peace treaty). It’s been a long time coming: even in the 1970s, service in Korea was all about being ready to “fight tonight.” There were endless warfighting exercises and an unambiguous assumption that conflict could break out at any moment. Professionally it was (and is) a very serious assignment.
Personally, I found Korea to be a beautiful and fascinating country filled with energetic and wonderful people. When I returned decades later near the end of my career it was an even better place than I remembered. Its vibrant economy and robust democracy is a model for the rest of the world…including those living to the North.
U.S. troops have been in Korea for almost 73 years to the day, and I consider being among the generations of Americans who have served there an honor. Has the “raison d’être” for U.S. troops to be there “disappeared” as some suggest? Not yet, and likely not for a long time. Trump has said in early May that wasn’t considering a drawdown of troops in Korea. Interestingly, however, a recent poll said that “forty-five percent of South Koreans want U.S. troops to remain in their country indefinitely — more than twice the percentage of Americans who feel this way.” For now, I strongly oppose reducing U.S. forces in Korea.
To underline, we shouldn’t be overly euphoric about the summit as things can certainly still fall apart, especially considering that both leaders have mercurial impulses. And, in any event, there is much work that needs to be done. But every journey of a thousand miles is composed of many steps, and we are seeing some hopeful ones being taken. Given the grim alternative, this effort – as unconventional as it may be in so many ways – deserves every chance we can give it to succeed.
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Theory of Hegemony Name Professor Course Date The field of communication studies has recently emerged as one of the fields that focus its attention to technological advancement and the interests of audiences in communication hence contribute to globalization…
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Download file to see previous pages These studies are also concerned with areas like culture, digital and visual culture, cyberspace, and media and economic and super structural social organizations with the core principal of enabling communication are the core of media studies. Various scholars and researchers have come up with theories explaining critical communication and effects affecting critical communication studies this paper will examine hegemony theory and expounds how it has contributed significantly to the field critical communication studies (Anderson, 2006). An analysis of hegemony theory reveals that cultural institutions are significant in power maintenance, in capitalist societies using cultural institutions. Antonio Gramsci who is an Italian writer, political theorist, linguist, politician, philosopher, writer, and sociologist developed hegemony theory. Gramsci is of considerable significance in the founding of Communist Party of Italy and as one of the fop Marxist thinkers, during his regime Gramsci emerged as a distinguished figure in analyzing culture and political leadership. The theorist is known for the contribution to the use of cultural institutions in maintaining power in capitalist societies by use of his theory of cultural hegemony. ...
The theorist views modern intellectuals to be organizers and practically minded directors significant in producing hegemony using ideological devices, for example, education and media and not talkers like the past intellectuals. He went further in bringing a distinction between thinking groups and traditional intellectuals; traditional society views itself being a class and a sector of the society while the thinking groups are products from their own ranks. Cramsci holds a view a believe that need for the creation of a working-class culture to serve the main purpose of renovating and to formulate critical of the status quo in the existing activities of the intellectuals. Gramsci could not manage to pursue his education because of financial and health problems as well have his emerging political commitment by that time he had, however, acquired a sufficient knowledge in various fields like history and philosophy. He had also interacted with thoughts from other thinkers like Antonio Labriola, Benedetto Croce, Giovannini Gentile and Rodolfo Mondolfo during his studies at the university. Gramsci’s work on writing socialist including Grido dell Popolo from 1914 boost in earning positive reputation as an outstanding journalist, he later join the Piedmont edition of Avant as a co-editor that is for the Socialist official organ. His eloquence and profilic writing on political theories confirmed his ability of being a formidable commentator participating on writing of features concerning the Turin’s social and political life (Anderson, 2006). During this time, Gramsci ventured into education and the general organization of Turin workers while presenting his speech for the first time in ...Download file to see next pagesRead More
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Megillat Esther – The Book of the Exile
Purim is an extraordinary festival in the Jewish calendar. One can point to numerous details – in Halakha, custom, and historical attitude – that distinguish it from all the other festivals. This otherness is apparent not only in the character that was granted to this festival in later generations, but mainly in its most primary source: the Scroll of Esther itself.
The different nature of the Purim customs, and of the Scroll of Esther, can be seen even from its comparison with the one other Jewish festival that is closest to it, both historically and symbolically – Hanukkah.
Although the Books of Maccabees did not become part of the canonized Bible, they nevertheless belong to the philosophical and stylistic “milieu” of the Biblical books – in the events that they relate, in the character of the main figures, and in the kind of the religious-national issues that loom in their background. Compared with them, the Scroll of Esther seems to be almost on the other side of the gap between the sublime and the ridiculous: the pompous, fickle Ahasuerus; the wicked, petty Haman; Esther, whose ascent to greatness is reminiscent of the Cinderella myth; and the righteous Mordechai, who gets entangled in the court intrigues of an Oriental tyrant. Commentators have also remarked that God’s name does not appear in the entire Scroll even once, not even as an appellation. It is therefore no wonder that in Mishanic times, our Sages differed as to whether or not to include this book in the Holy Scripture.
The clue to all these puzzlements may be found in one single point: Purim is the Festival of Exile, and the Scroll of Esther is the Book of Exile. In a sense, the Book of Esther is the prototype, the basic mold of the life of the Jewish people in exile. The whole story of the Book of Esther, the figures and the events – which look like a simplistic melodrama and a mythic tale, detached from reality – take on a true, serious, even tragic meaning when looked upon as the mirror of Jewish history not only at the time of Mordechai and Esther, but also throughout Jewish history in exile.
Ahasuerus – the great king who rules over “a hundred and twenty seven provinces,” “upon the land and upon the isles of the sea,” who spends most of his days in drunken parties and in harems, who almost inadvertently issues a decree to “to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all Jews” without considering all its possible implications – is he a mere creature of the imagination? Almost no generation goes by without us encountering him, in one form or another. He may indeed be an insignificant, ridiculous figure; but even the most foolish and weak of tyrants can bring about a terrible upon the Jewish people in exile.
As for Haman – about whom there are various Aggadic tales (such as, “he was a hairdresser and bath attendant in the village of Kartzom for twenty-two years,”), and who somehow becomes the ruler de facto of the land, and decides that a personal hatred, or a superstition, or any other kind of nonesense, is sufficient justification for killing all the Jews – one does not have to search too far and wide in order to find him, again and again, very real and very threatening. Here, in the Scroll of Esther (and surely, in the Midrashic literature that ornates it) Haman is a comic figure; but in our history it is accompanied by so many tears and so much blood. Haman’s speech of hatred -“There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are diverse from those of every people, neither do they keep the king’s laws; therefore, it is not befitting the king to tolerate them” (Esther 3:8) – has not been greatly improved in the course of the 2,500 years that have elapsed since. In minor variations, it is repeated to this day by various Hamans: reactionaries and socialists, left-wingers and right-wingers throughout the world. We no longer laugh at the wretched figure of this street speaker, of this former hairdresser and bath attendant, or wall painter, or chicken-grower: rather, we are afraid of him.
One can go into greater detail and show how this strange, puzzling and ridiculous story of the Scroll of Esther – that, had it not been so tragic, could have been hilarious – has been repeating itself generation after generation in different parts of the world. The Midrash says that the protagonists of the Megillah are not just figures: rather, “Ahasuerus is the chief seller, Haman is the chief buyer,” and so on. All of them represent not only themselves, but are also prototypes for hundreds and thousands others like them. And they all grow out of the fundamental evil of Jewish exitence in exile: a people that has no real backing, a people whose rights are always forgotten, whose shortcomings will always be underscored; and that any whim of any ruler, or any change of state of mind, will always be turned against them, the eternal scapegoat. The Scroll of Esther, then, is the scroll of “the hiding of the (Divine) Face,” the scroll of the Jewish people in exile, in which the greatest threats against its very existence begin with what looks like a comedy, and even the miracles that occur in its rescue stem from the nature and soil of exile.
Only a very profound outlook, which on the one hand sees the Jewish future, and on the other, is based on a strong, unshakeable faith, could have caused the Scroll of Esther to be included among the canonized books of the Bible; for this scroll is the essence of Jewish life in exile, and of the faith that behind all external causes, hides the “guardian of Israel.” The Scroll teaches us that the Jewish people must learn to live this sort of life, and that it must expect miracles of this kind: not miracles like the parting of the Red Sea, done “by a mighty hand and by an outstreched arm,” but rather hidden within the tortuous, winding ways of history. And within all this, one must believe that “relief and deliverance will arise to the Jews,” and that in moments of distress, assimilation and masks will be of no avail, even for those who sit in the king’s own palace; and that despite everything, there is hope.
The story of the Scroll of Esther is to continue so long as exile continues to exist, and so long as the world keeps operating the way it does – namely, with the “hiding of the Face” and “the hiding of the Name.”
May there soon come the days in which we will no longer understand the serious part of the Scroll, in which we will be able to read it truly light-heartedly, knowing that it is but a myth from bygone times that will never return.
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Poorest Families Left Powerless: Britain Squanders £100 Billion on Renewable Energy
June 12, 2018 by stopthesethings 3 Comments
Subsidised wind and solar guarantee rocketing power prices, leaving plenty of pensioners and the poor powerless.
You know you’re dealing with an ideologue when your antagonist couldn’t care less about the vulnerable and impoverished that drift along at the very edge of society.
Justifying someone else’s suffering takes nerve, but it can be done (at least in the mind of the tormentor). Those that promote wind and solar at the expense of reliable and affordable electricity, live and breathe a form of self-assured malice towards their fellow human beings – of a kind familiar to those on the receiving end of Stalin’s purges and Chairman Mao’s, ‘Great Leap Forward’. Those dishing it out back then, ‘justified’ their actions as being for the greater good, just like eco-zealots do now.
In Britain, as elsewhere, you’ll find plenty of apparatchiks who have endless passion for renewable energy, but no compassion at all. See if you can spot them.
Energy poverty and the home truths MPs would rather ignore
Conservative Woman
Harry Wilkinson
Why has the Government still not formally responded to the independent review that it commissioned into the cost of energy? Perhaps its findings are too damning. Staggeringly, the review found that the government has wasted the best part of £100 billion on the decarbonisation of the power sector.
That this is not more widely known is thanks to the cosy consensus that exists in the British media around the need for renewables, which means that their effectiveness, or value for money, is ignored. The real victims of this wastefulness are those struggling in energy poverty, who have paid far too much for their electricity as a result.
Their money went straight on to the profit margins of renewable energy companies who had claimed that only vast subsidies would make them viable. Now they say that those subsidies actually resulted in falling prices. What the review reveals is that they took the civil servants and politicians for a ride, ordinary people paid the price, and they will continue to do so if nothing is done.
It should be obvious to anyone with a basic grasp of economics that if you let civil servants set the subsidies for renewable energy generation, they will end up much higher than if you invite competitive bids through auctions.
Since auctions have been introduced there have been significant reductions in prices, but this is sadly too little, too late, because high prices have been guaranteed far into the future. Ninety per cent of the bill for renewables up to 2030 has already been determined. This is an important fact to remember when you next hear someone banging on about how fast the cost of renewables is falling.
Professor Dieter Helm, who was commissioned to produce the Cost of Energy Review, is one of Britain’s most respected energy economists and supports the Government’s objective substantially to reduce its emissions. By no means a climate sceptic, then. His report takes it as given that the Climate Change Act must be met. Even more could be saved if this damaging and ineffective piece of legislation were removed, but this isn’t even considered.
Nonetheless, he has many sensible recommendations for the Government.
A key driver of recent energy price rises has been increased network costs, which now make up almost 28 per cent of electricity bills. These have increased as grid reinforcements have been made by the National Grid and the distribution companies to cope with the large amounts of renewable and intermittent generation coming on to the system.
Helm points the finger at an outdated pricing system and a lack of competition for network services. A situation exists where the National Grid and the Distribution Network Operators operate the electricity network, maintain it and invest in its expansion. This is a clear conflict of interest and they have easily exploited the regulators (Ofgem) who determine their income. It is no wonder that the National Grid makes more profit per worker, a whopping £350,000, than any other company in the UK.
To solve this problem, Helm suggests creating system operators which would be given the statutory responsibility of balancing electricity demand and supply from day to day, but crucially would not own any assets in themselves. They would be able to put all of the network services out to tender. For any location, bids could be invited from any option that the market might bring forward – whether that be through demand response, storage, grid reinforcements, or through new investments in local generation. This would bring much-needed competition into a failing sector, and end the need for regulators to set prices, an approach that always ends badly.
Another recommendation is to separate the expensive renewable energy contracts into a ‘bad bank’, so that consumers no longer have to pick up the bill directly. These contracts have already been signed, so the costs will have to be met. But meeting them through general taxation could be a fairer way to proceed, particularly for the poorest who are hit hardest by levies.
Most important of Helm’s recommendations is his proposal for ‘Equivalent Firm Power Auctions’. This would finally allow all generation technologies to compete on a fair basis. At the moment, renewable generators are shielded from the costs of intermittency that they impose on the system, ie the cost of their inherent unreliability. Helm proposes that they should now have to compete on a ‘firm equivalent basis’, meaning that their value is linked to the amount of time they can be relied upon to provide power.
Ultimately, this is a way of revealing fair prices for providing electricity capacity, without favour to any particular technology. It would simplify the tangled web of policies that exist at present and which treat each technology on a different basis, thus limiting the Government’s ability to pick winners. Policy would no longer be driven by aggressive lobbyists who exploit MPs’ lack of knowledge and good sense.
To judge them by their actions, these MPs seem to have little concern for reducing energy costs for the most vulnerable. They prefer to indulge in meaningless platitudes about climate change that often have no basis in science, and compound this error by repeatedly failing to acknowledge the significant impact that their policies are having on energy prices and living standards.
A notable exception is the Labour member for Blackley and Broughton, Graham Stringer, who called a Westminster Hall debate on Helm’s review. While he and a small number of concerned MPs pleaded on behalf of those affected by energy poverty, the climate change minister, Claire Perry, sat fiddling with her phone, only to give a tin-eared response celebrating Britain’s phase-out of coal, and wishing we could persuade even poorer countries to give up coal too. To have some humility when you’re costing real people’s jobs and livelihoods would be appropriate, however noble you think the cause may be.
The debate was interesting nonetheless, because of what it revealed: that the extortionately expensive decarbonisation of the power sector is only a taste of what is to come. As Conservative MP James Heappey rather sinisterly put it during the Westminster Hall debate:
‘It will be very challenging when we have to start telling people that they need to reduce their consumption of milk, cheese, and everything else in the interest of decarbonisation, but that conversation is surely coming.’
This is the simple logic of the Climate Change Act: once the power sector has been decarbonised, politicians will have to find multifarious new and extreme ways to ‘save the planet’, encroaching further and further into our lives. The solution is worse than the problem, and free thinkers should resist it every step of the way.
Helm’s review, whether you agree with it or not, is as Peter Lilley describes: ‘lucid, logically coherent, original and devastating . . . an outstanding contribution to policymaking’.
At the very least, it provides a sensible way forward in the unfortunate world of the Climate Change Act. Just as importantly, it is a vital corrective to the narrative that free markets are to blame for high energy prices. ‘No!’ this report shouts. Complex state interference has squandered billions, and it is through more competition, not less, that we can finally find a way out of this mess.
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Richard Phillips says:
Charles Wardrop is quite correct in sating that the magnitude of the impact of CO2 on climate patterns, is not known. An arbitrary figure of 3oC is attributed to a certain rise in CO2 concentration, and used in failing computer models.
A statistical examination of the of the “equilibrium climate sensitivity” to be attributed to known global temperatures and CO2 concentration changes (Lewis and Curry), indicates a figure very substantially bellow 3oC.
Consideration of the mechanism (supported by the Met Office), by which the presence of CO2 enhances the principal greenhouse gas, water vapour, supports this finding.
It is more than high time that this matter of the size and mechanism of the presence of CO2 affects global temperature is examined by independent scientists, and funded on o global basis. Politics and business has no place.
Governmental crazy groupthink has led to this near-insanity, made all the more illogical given the UK’s tiny proportionate contribution (1.3%) to the global total and also the non-participation of the big emitters, China, USA, India in the CO2 curbs.
The magnitude of greenhouse gas impacts on the changes in the climate are unknown, but the computerised models upon which predictions of global warming is have failed.
Therefore, the predicted climate gloom is speculation. The big emitters’ governments are right; ours’ are continually scoring own goals on the voters’ behalf.
They do not deserve forgiveness.
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Viking CL515 details posted on YouTube
A video posted on YouTube just before Christmas provides more information than ever before on Viking Air’s plans for a new model to succeed the CL415 scooping air tanker. The upper parts of of the firefighting tanks will be enlarged to increase capacity by 15% to 7000 litres. The video is clearly an official media production by Viking, but was not published by the manufacturer. Text onscreen throughout is in Spanish, although the sound track is in English – suggesting that the video was released to a potential Spanish-speaking operator.
Rob Mauracher, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing at Viking, told FlightGlobal in October that a board decision was expected in the first quarter of 2019 on the new program. Viking has also applied for government funding for the project, the response thereof clearly being central to the board’s consideration. No announcement has been made to date.
Features of the CL515 include a digital avionics suite, full glass cockpit, synthetic vision with an augmented-reality view of the surrounding terrain. Other options include head-up display and night-vision for potential night firefighting operations. The video also suggests a 15% lower operating cost than the CL415 using new materials and anti-corrosion treatments.
Mauracher is seen in the video explaining the operational ethos behind the CL515, clearly touting it as an adaptable platform that would not be solely used for aerial firefighting. Other roles mentioned include dispersant spraying on oil slicks, fishery patrol, as well as search and rescue.
For maritime SAR, the aircraft would be able to land on the water (assuming a suitable sea state) with the potential of rescuing people from, say, a sinking boat. Optional fitment would include up to three stretchers and bench seating for twelve. As an aerial SAR platform, the CL515 would carry search radar and video cameras in under-wing pods which could be installed or removed in about an hour.
Viking Air took on the CL415 program from Bombardier in 2016, including the type certificates (and thus the manufacturing rights) for all variants the amphibious aircraft series, including product support, parts and service responsibility for the fleet of 170 water bombers in service around the world. Viking had previously acquired the rights to the DHC-7 Dash 7, DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-5 Buffalo, DHC-3 Otter, and the DHC-2 Beaver. Last November, Viking’s parent Longview Aviation Capital agreed to acquire the DHC-8 program including the 100, 200 and 300 series and the in-production Q400 program from Bombardier Inc. Also included as part of the transaction are rights to the de Havilland name and trademark.
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#MeToo: TOI Resident Editor K.R. Sreenivas Resigns After Multiple Harassment Allegations
Seven women had written to BCCL saying that Sreenivas had sexually harassed them and his employment should be terminated.
K.R. Sreenivas. Credit: Facebook
New Delhi: The Hyderabad editor of the Times of India, K.R. Sreenivas, has resigned from his position after multiple women accused him of sexually harassing them at the workplace. According to a report in The News Minute, while sources at the newspaper confirmed that Sreenivas had stepped down, it was not clear whether he had done so voluntarily or was asked to do so.
On October 8, journalist Sandhya Menon and six others – some anonymous – sent a petition to BCCL asking for Sreenivas to be terminated from employment. Menon is one of the women who has accused Sreenivas of sexually harassing her, while both of them worked for Bangalore Mirror in late 2007. Only a few hours after details of the petition were published, it was reported that Sreenivas had been asked to “go on administrative leave pending inquiry”.
In Menon’s case, after Sreenivas put a hand on her thigh late one night in a car while dropping her home, she followed up with a complaint to the local office’s HR but found it dismissed lightheartedly. She then followed up with BCCL, the parent company that had bought Vijay Times and turned it into Bangalore Mirror – the paper that Menon and Sreenivas were in the process of launching when this happened. However, Menon said nothing came of that complaint either.
When Menon’s allegations first emerged on October 5, Sreenivas responded to The Wire’s queries with, “TOI has said the charge would be investigated by its committee against sexual harassment. A highly empowered and accessible committee under this policy and under the law is in place to investigate and address all allegations of sexual harassment. The group is headed by a senior woman executive. I will submit myself to the investigation.”
Also read: #MeToo Roundup: Suhel Seth, C.P. Surendran Among Media Personalities Accused
Other signatories have described similar experiences with Sreenivas. Author Vani Saraswathi is one of the women who openly alleged being sexually harassed by Sreenivas when she was an intern in his office in 1995.
The women’s petition to Vineet Jain, managing director of BCCL, said, “[Sreenivas’s] compulsive violation of women, their safety and peace of mind, his immense propensity to place women in extreme distress shouldn’t find even a shade of encouragement or ground to flourish and continue.”
The Wire had asked Times of India‘s editorial director Jaideep Bose and executive editor Rohit Saran about the circumstances of Sreenivas’s departure, and whether the organisation’s Internal Complaints Committee has initiated an inquiry and will continue it even if Sreenivas is no longer an employee. Bose redirected the questions to a TOI spokesperson, who said, “TOI, taking cognizance of the concerns posted on Twitter, set up a special committee to conduct a fact-finding. The team reached out to current and past employees to seek their feedback and experiences. K.R. Sreenivas is no longer employed with the Organization. BCCL is committed to maintaining a safe work environment for all its employees.”
The spokesperson did not address the question on whether the inquiry will continue, and said that the organisation had “nothing more to say on the matter”.
Note: This article was updated at 8 pm on October 13 to include the TOI spokesperson’s response.
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12th Feb 2019, 5:44 PM – Senate Motions - Donations to Political Parties - Restrict
The majority voted against a motion introduced by Qld Senator Larissa Waters, which means it failed.
(i) trust in Australian democracy has halved in the last decade, with fewer than 41% of Australian citizens reporting a sense of satisfaction with the way democracy works, down from 86% in 2007, according to research from the Museum of Australian Democracy and the University of Canberra published today,
(ii) women are generally less satisfied with democracy and more distrusting of politicians and political institutions – those most critical of the current state of our democracy are women in their forties who are struggling on less than $50,000 a year,
(iii) people most likely to feel satisfied with the status quo include those aged 55 and over, and those earning more than $200,000 a year,
(iv) the three main grievances electors have with Australia's democratic system are politicians not being accountable for broken promises; politicians not dealing with the issues that really matter; and big business having too much power,
(v) plummeting levels of trust in politics-as-usual is prompting young people to mobilise in unprecedented numbers, with thousands of schoolchildren protesting the Government's lack of long-term policies for climate justice over the last week, across all Australian capitals, and
(vi) younger voters are concerned that their vote does not count because of the overwhelming influence of political donations, which result in more and more people being denied necessary resources and basic human rights; and
(iii) take measures to increase the participation of women and people from minority backgrounds in Australia's political system.
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Construction project to address HVAC issues at South Oak Cliff (video)
By The Hub on December 8, 2015 Headlines
District officials are overseeing a complete overhaul of South Oak Cliff High School’s heating and air conditioning systems, which will solve the issue of some classrooms feeling overheated.
As of Monday, the heating issues had been traced to five of the school’s 80 classrooms. The temperature differences are attributed to ongoing testing and implementation of the upgrades to the HVAC system. Moving from a steam-based system to a hydroponic system is expected to be more cost-effective and energy-efficient.
Officials from Dallas ISD’s Construction Services Department, which is overseeing the work by contractors, says the work – which began this past spring – is on schedule to be completed by February. Because school is in session, contractors are working overnight and on weekends to minimize disruptions to instructional time for students. Work will continue during the two weeks of Winter Break.
During a previously scheduled community meeting Monday night at the school, Superintendent Michael Hinojosa discussed the concerns about building conditions. He said safety is the district’s No. 1 priority.
“The board members have been in touch with us about specific issues, and so we had staff here to hear about everybody’s concerns,” Hinojosa said. “Let me be very clear with the public and everyone else: We would not be in this building if the appropriate officials had not determined it was safe for us to do it.”
The $3.8 project is funded by qualified construction bonds, which are making similar projects across the district possible. Voters approved a $1.6 billion bond, with $10.7 million allocated to South Oak Cliff to make roof and plumbing repairs, and accommodate expanded programming for career and technical education and arts programs.
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